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Foreign Films October 2017
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Asura: The City of Madness (Korean)
Detective Han, who for years has been secretly doing dirty work for the corrupt mayor Park Sungbae, is now pressured by ruthless prosecutor Kim Cha-in to cooperate in an investigation against the mayor. Feeling trapped, Han persuades his young partner Sunmo to take over his work for the mayor, but things start to get tangled in unpredictable ways. As things are getting worse, only the most evil survives in this dog-eat-dog world. Country of origin: South Korea Directed by: Sung-su Kim Starring: Jung Woo-Sung, Hwang Jung-Min, Ji-Hun Ju, Do-won Kwak
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Country Doctor (French)
All the people in this countryside area can count on Jean-Pierre, the doctor who heals and reassures them day and night, seven days a week. Now Jean-Pierre is sick, so he sees Natalie, a young doctor, coming from the hospital to assist him. Will she adapt to this new life and be able to replace the man believed to be irreplaceable? Country of Origin: France Directed by: Thomas Lilti Starring: Francois Cluzet, Marianna Denicourt, Christophe Odent
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Final Master (Mandarin)
A Wing Chun master has to defeat eight martial arts schools to open his own school, yet he has become a chess piece to the local power dynamics. Country of origin: China Directed by: Haofeng Xu Starring: Fan Liao, Jia Song, Wenli Jiang
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Heli (Spanish)
When Heli's twelve-year-old sister inadvertently involves him in Mexico's brutal drug war, Heli must do everything it takes to protect his family. As he descends further into inescapable and nightmarish corruption and violence, it threatens to tear his life apart. Country of origin: Mexico Directed by: Amat Escalante Starring: Armando Espitia, Andrea Vergara, Linda Gonzalez, Juan Eduardo Palacios, Reina Torres, Ramon Alvarez
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In The Shadow Of Women (French)
Pierre and Manon are a married couple working in fragile harmony on Pierre's documentary film projects, the latest of which is a portrait of a resistance fighter. When Pierre takes a lover, he feels entitled to do so, and he treats both wife and mistress with disengagement bordering on disdain. When Manon catches Pierre in the act, her immediate response is to find common ground with her husband. Country of origin: France Directed by: Philippe Garrel Starring: Clotilde Courau, Stanislas Merhar, Lena Paugam
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Inseparables (Spanish)
Felipe, a wealthy businessman who has become quadriplegic due to an accident, is looking for a therapeutic assistant. Although Felipe has several qualified candidates to do the job, he decides to hire Tito, who does not have the abilities or the conditions needed to do the job. The people closest to Felipe strongly try to convince him not to hire Tito but Felipe remains firm in his decision. Tito is the first person in a long time who doesn't treat him with pity. Country of Origin: Argentina Directed by: Marcos Carnevale Starring: Oscar Martinez, Rodrigo De La Serna
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Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (Mandarin)
A monk and his disciples travel to the West to exorcise demonic possessions, but first need to understand their own personal anxieties. Country of origin: China Directed by: Hark Tsui Starring: Kris Wu, Kenny Lin, Chen Yao, Yun Lin
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La Granja (Spanish)
A promising young boxer, a barren midwife, and a fat kid with a bike: three intersecting stories focus around the pursuit of happiness and its unanticipated consequences during the economic collapse of the island of Puerto Rico. Each actor in this modern day tragedy will ultimately discover how the pursuit of hope can dehumanize and expose underlying animal instincts.
Country of origin: Puerto Rico Directed by: Angel Manuel Soto Starring: Jazmin Caratini, Xavier Antonio Morales, Omar Cruz Soto
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League of Gods (Mandarin)
Based on the 16th-century Chinese novel Feng Shen Yan Yi (The Investiture of the Gods), the story tells of how King Zhou of Shang becomes a tyrant due to the wiles of Daji, a vixen spirit who is disguised as one of his concubines. Country of Origin: Hong Kong Directed by: Koan Hui Starring: Jet Li, Bingbing Fan, Zhang Wen
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Like Crazy (Italian)
Beatrice is a motor-mouthed fantasist, a self-styled billionaire countess who likes to believe she's on intimate terms with world leaders. Donatella is a tattooed introvert, a fragile young woman locked in her own mystery. The film tells the story of the unpredictable and moving friendship that develops between the two women as they flee a mental institution in search of love and happiness in an open-air nuthouse: the world of sane people.. Country of origin: Italy Directed by: Paolo Virzi Starring: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Micaela Ramazzotti, Valentina Carnelutti
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My Rebound Girl (Filipino)
A young woman tired of being the rebound girl makes rules for herself to avoid that situation. But she is immediately challenged when she makes a connection with another heartbroken young man.
Country of origin: Philippines Directed by: Emmanuel Dela Cruz & Cristano Aquino Starring: Alex Gonzaga, Joseph Marco, Martin Escudero
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Operation Mekong (Mandarin)
Inspired by the true story known as the Mekong Massacre. Two Chinese commercial vessels are ambushed while traveling down the Mekong River in the waters of the Golden Triangle, one of the largest drug-manufacturing regions in the world. Thirteen sailors are executed at gunpoint, and 900,000 methamphetamine pills are recovered at the scene.
Country of origin: China
Directed by: Dante Lam
Starring: Joyce Wenjuan Feng, Baoguo Chen, Xudong Wu
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Railroad Tigers (Mandarin)
In 1941, Chinese railroad worker Ma Yuan organizes a group of freedom fighters to derail the Japanese war effort. Using his extensive knowledge of the train network, he leads his team of unlikely heroes on the most dangerous mission yet.
Country of origin: China Directed by: Ding Sheng Starring: Jackie Chan, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Fan Xu, Jaycee Chan
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Shin Godzilla (Japanese)
When a massive gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A ragtag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side: the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.
Country of origin: Japan Directed by: Hideaki Anno & Shinji Higuchi Starring: Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara, Ren Osugi, Akira Emoto, Mikako Ichikawa
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Son of Joseph (French)
Vincent's mother always refused to reveal the identity of his father, but the teenager finally learns, to his dismay, that it's Oscar Pormenor, an egoistic and cynical Parisian publisher.
Country of origin: France Directed by: Eugene Green Starring: Victor Ezenfis, Natacha Regnier, Fabrizio Rongione
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