Director: Jia Zhangke IFFR 2019 review 2015’s Mountains May Depart was a fine work by the standards of any filmmaker, but while the decades-spanning melodrama marked another step forward in narrative and technical ambition for Jia Zhangke, it […]
Chinese films
This week, we bring you a timely new documentary from Turkey and an acclaimed drama from China. Scroll down to learn more! Dil Leyla (dir. Asli Özarslan, Germany/Turkey) Leyla Imret is the mayor of the small […]
This week we bring you an eclectic range of Asian dramas, horror films and more, spanning the nations of Japan, China and the Philippines. Scroll down to learn more! Pecoross’ Mother and Her Days (dir. […]
“My motivation for going into the film industry was that I needed a job; I wanted to make some money.” This might not be a statement you’d expect to hear from arguably the finest genre […]
This week we bring you a compelling range of documentaries, from the unique story of an avid New York theatre fan to an assortment of works chronicling LGBT life in modern China from director Fan Popo. Scroll down […]
This week we bring you an acclaimed new drama from China, an apocalyptic sci-fi-comedy from Hong Kong, a period piece from Russia and much more! Old Stone (dir. Johnny Ma, China) After a car accident that […]