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The 16th Shanghai International Film Festival opened yesterday, serving up a feast of cinema from home and abroad for local movie buffs. This week's film section introduces the 14 movies competing for this year's Golden Goblet Award. There's also another 10 works by directors nominated for the Asian New Talent Award.
A Gun & a Ring
LEADING Sri Lankan Tamil director, Lenin M. Sivam, has taken up the task of showcasing the reality of Sri Lanka. A gay man whose lover committed suicide; a widower who left Sri Lanka; and a woman who traveled to Canada to only realize that her fiance had abandoned her. These seemingly unrelated narratives are beautifully interwoven.
Genre: Drama/Criminal/War
Runtime: 105 min
Directed by: Lenin M. Sivam
Starring: David Brandon George, Shonna Brown
I Am You
In 1938, socialite Adelaide yearns for freedom. Fast forward to 2008, and events that happened seven decades ago resurface. Veteran director Petar Popzlatev uses color and black and white to distinguish past and present. Stars Zhanet Spasova and Irmena Chichikova were honored at the Bulgarian "Oscars."
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 119 min
Directed by: Petar Popzlatev
Starring: Zhanet Spasova, Irmena Chichikova
Joy
A middle-aged woman walks out of a maternity ward with a baby. She takes loving care of the child, but then things go very wrong. Greek director Elias Giannakakis brings together a strange narrative and remarkable performances to create suspense while also providing social commentary.
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 75 min
Directed by: Elias Giannakakis
Starring: Nikos Flessas, Amalia Moutoussi
The Major
Police officer Sergey Sobolev is driving to the hospital where his wife is about to give birth. High from happiness, he's going too fast and hits a boy, killing him. Deciding to conceal his crime, Sobolev calls on police friends to help him. But his choice brings fatal consequences.
Genre: Drama/Action
Runtime: 99 min
Directed by: Yury Bykov
Starring: Denis Shvedov, Irina Nizina
Maina (Canada)
Genre: Drama/Adventure
Runtime: 100 min
Directed by: Michel Poulette
Starring: Graham Greene, Eric Schweig
Amazing (China)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 105 min
Directed by: Hu Xuehua
Starring: Huang Xiaoming, Eric Mabius
Mr Morgan's Last Love (German/Belgium)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Runtime: 116 min
Directed by: Sandra Nettelbeck
Starring: Michael Cain, Clemence Poesy
Fists of Legend (South Korea)
Genre: Action
Runtime: 153 min
Directed by: Kang Woo-suk
Starring: Hwang Jung-min, Yu Jun-sang
Taste of Poetry (Turkey)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 105 min
Directed by: Savas Baykal
Starring: Okan Koc, Mehmet Koc, Zafer Baykal
Under the Nagasaki Sky (Japan)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 98 min
Directed by: Taro Hyugaji
Starring: Kie Kitano, Izumi Inamori
Unbeatable (China)
Genre: Action
Runtime: 122 min
Directed by: Dante Lam
Starring: Nick Cheung, Eddie Peng
Reliance (Sweden)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 108 min
Directed by: William Olsson
Starring: Alba August, Johan Gry
The Stolen Years (China)
Genre: Romance
Runtime: 111 min
Directed by: Barbara Wong
Starring: Joseph Chang, Bai Baihe
Legend No. 17 (Russia)
Genre: Drama/Sports
Runtime: 131 min
Directed by: Nikolai Lebedev
Starring: Danil Kozlovsky, Oleg Menshikov
A Gun & a Ring
LEADING Sri Lankan Tamil director, Lenin M. Sivam, has taken up the task of showcasing the reality of Sri Lanka. A gay man whose lover committed suicide; a widower who left Sri Lanka; and a woman who traveled to Canada to only realize that her fiance had abandoned her. These seemingly unrelated narratives are beautifully interwoven.
Genre: Drama/Criminal/War
Runtime: 105 min
Directed by: Lenin M. Sivam
Starring: David Brandon George, Shonna Brown
I Am You
In 1938, socialite Adelaide yearns for freedom. Fast forward to 2008, and events that happened seven decades ago resurface. Veteran director Petar Popzlatev uses color and black and white to distinguish past and present. Stars Zhanet Spasova and Irmena Chichikova were honored at the Bulgarian "Oscars."
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 119 min
Directed by: Petar Popzlatev
Starring: Zhanet Spasova, Irmena Chichikova
Joy
A middle-aged woman walks out of a maternity ward with a baby. She takes loving care of the child, but then things go very wrong. Greek director Elias Giannakakis brings together a strange narrative and remarkable performances to create suspense while also providing social commentary.
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 75 min
Directed by: Elias Giannakakis
Starring: Nikos Flessas, Amalia Moutoussi
The Major
Police officer Sergey Sobolev is driving to the hospital where his wife is about to give birth. High from happiness, he's going too fast and hits a boy, killing him. Deciding to conceal his crime, Sobolev calls on police friends to help him. But his choice brings fatal consequences.
Genre: Drama/Action
Runtime: 99 min
Directed by: Yury Bykov
Starring: Denis Shvedov, Irina Nizina
Maina (Canada)
Genre: Drama/Adventure
Runtime: 100 min
Directed by: Michel Poulette
Starring: Graham Greene, Eric Schweig
Amazing (China)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 105 min
Directed by: Hu Xuehua
Starring: Huang Xiaoming, Eric Mabius
Mr Morgan's Last Love (German/Belgium)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Runtime: 116 min
Directed by: Sandra Nettelbeck
Starring: Michael Cain, Clemence Poesy
Fists of Legend (South Korea)
Genre: Action
Runtime: 153 min
Directed by: Kang Woo-suk
Starring: Hwang Jung-min, Yu Jun-sang
Taste of Poetry (Turkey)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 105 min
Directed by: Savas Baykal
Starring: Okan Koc, Mehmet Koc, Zafer Baykal
Under the Nagasaki Sky (Japan)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 98 min
Directed by: Taro Hyugaji
Starring: Kie Kitano, Izumi Inamori
Unbeatable (China)
Genre: Action
Runtime: 122 min
Directed by: Dante Lam
Starring: Nick Cheung, Eddie Peng
Reliance (Sweden)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 108 min
Directed by: William Olsson
Starring: Alba August, Johan Gry
The Stolen Years (China)
Genre: Romance
Runtime: 111 min
Directed by: Barbara Wong
Starring: Joseph Chang, Bai Baihe
Legend No. 17 (Russia)
Genre: Drama/Sports
Runtime: 131 min
Directed by: Nikolai Lebedev
Starring: Danil Kozlovsky, Oleg Menshikov
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