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Foreign Films October 2018
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77 Heartbreaks (Cantonese)
Adam made up his mind to restore Eva's love after he went through Eva's diary that filled with heartbreaking mistake made by Adam.
Director: Herman Yau
Starring: Charlene Choi, Pak-ho Chau, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
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Back to Burgundy (French)
After a ten year absence, Jean returns to his hometown when his father falls ill. Reuniting with his sister Juliette and his brother Jeremie, they have to re-build their relationship and trust as a family again.
Director: Cedric Klapisch
Starring: Pio Marmai, Ana Girardot, Francois Civil
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Beautiful Accident (Mandarin)
A female lawyer had lived a very apathetic career until she had a terrible car accident. She died in the accident but when she reached the afterlife, she learned that she came earlier than she was supposed to. That is why now she has to substitute for another person for a week and live an alternate life. Now for an entire week she is stuck with a family that she didn't want to be a part of.
Director: Wi Ding Ho
Starring: Lun-Mei Kwei, Jingchun Wang, Na-Na Ouyang
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Beauty and the Dogs (Arabic)
When Miariam, a young Tunisian woman, is raped by police officers after leaving a party, she is propelled into a harrowing night in which she must fight for her rights even though justice lies on the side of her tormentors
Director: Kaouther Ben Hania
Starring: Mariam Al Ferjani, Ghanem Zrelli, Noomen Hamda
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Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield (Mandarin)
In the Ming dynasty of China, Shen Lian, an agent of a corrupt government, goes on a mission but ends up trapped in a conspiracy. To prove his innocence, he seeks the truth with a girl called Bei Zhai.
Director: Yang Lu
Starring: Chen Chang, Mi Yang, Yi Zhang, Yang Mi
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Cook up a Storm (Cantonese)
A Cantonese street cook and his chief rival, a French-trained Michelin-starred chef, discover they have a lot in common, as they prepare for a world-famous culinary competition. An international culinary competition becomes a battleground between rival cooks, one famous for his Cantonese street food and the other a Michelin-starred chef trained in France. But their rivalry takes an unexpected turn when they discover a common foe and combine their skills in a fusion of East and West.
Director: Wai Man Yip
Starring: Nicholas Tse, You Ge, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
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Double Lover (French)
Chloe, a fragile young woman, falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul. A few months later she moves in with him, but soon discovers that her lover is concealing a part of his identity.
Director: Francois Ozon
Starring: Marine Vacth, Jeremie Renier, Jacqueline Bisset
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God of War (Mandarin)
During the sixteenth century, pirates rule the Chinese coastline, pillaging the small villages and terrorizing the citizens. When maverick leader Commander Yu enlists the help of a sharp young general, they devise a plan to defeat the pirates. A violent clash of wit and weapons will decide who will rule the land in this sweeping historical epic.
Director: Gordon Chan
Starring: Vincent Zhao, Sammo Hung, Wan Qian, Keisuke Koide, Yasuaki Kurata
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The Guardians (French)
An affecting human drama of love, loss, and strength unfolds against the backdrop of World War I. The women of the Paridier farm, under the deft hand of Hortense, the family's matriarch, must grapple with the workload while the men are off at the front. New tools allow the women to triumph over the land, newfound independence is acquired, yet emotions are stirred, especially when the men return.
Director: Xavier Beauvois
Starring: Nathalie Baye, Laura Smet, Iris Bry
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In Syria (Arabic)
Trapped in a city under siege, mother of three Oum Yazan struggles to keep her family and neighbors safe by converting her Damascus apartment into a barricaded shelter. But with war raging outside and snipers preventing any means of escape, their situation grows even more dire when armed bandits infiltrate the building and begin to threaten them from within.
Director: Philippe Van Leeuw
Starring: Hiam Abbass, Diamand Bou Abboud, Juliette Navis
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Mrs K (Cantonese)
A story of a woman who gives everything that she has to protect her husband and daughter when enemies from her past come hunting her.
Director: Yuhang Ho
Starring: Kara Wai, Simon Yam, Wu Bai, Faizal Hussein
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Sheikh Jackson (Arabic)
An Islamic cleric learns that his childhood idol Michael Jackson died and the news throws his life into turmoil.
Director: Amr Salama
Starring: Ahmad El-Fishawi, Salma Abu-Deif, Omar Ayman Altoungji, Maged El Kedwany, Mahmoud El-Bezzawy
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Show Me Your Love (Cantonese)
Nin decides to pick up and live with his mother, who has been working abroad for decades to pay off debts. He tries to complete his mother's wish list, and meanwhile, he learns that his mother is struggling with terminal cancer.
Director: Ryon Lee
Starring: Hee Ching Paw, Raymond Ho-Yin Wong, Ivana Wong
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The Sweet Escape (French)
Middle-aged graphic artist Michel is seized by a sudden crazy impulse and orders a canoe and paddles, everything he needs for an adventure. His wife Rachelle encourages him to set out alone on his escapades. So what if he's never rowed a boat in his life? Adventure is adventure. His big trip on the water turns out to be full of surprises and unexpected encounters.
Director: Bruno Podalydes
Starring: Bruno Podalydes, Sandrine Kiberlain, Agnes Jaoui
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Turn Around (Chinese)
After graduating from Kaohsiung Normal University, Wang Cheng-chung was designated to teach in a rural - Nantou County Zhongliao Township Shuangwen Primary school which was lacking in educational resources. He was prepared to leave after the end of internship but met with the Taiwan 921 earthquake. Wang Cheng-chung was deeply inspired by the students and decided to stay with the school, which was lacking in resources for the education of rural children and efforts.
Director: Ta-pu Chen
Starring: Jay Shih, Kimi Hsia, Chiung-Tzu Chang
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The Wasted Times (Mandarin)
Over the course of several decades, a deal between the Japanese army and criminals in Shanghai plays out with violence and betrayal.
Director: Er Cheng
Starring: You Ge, Ziyi Zhang, Tadanobu Asano
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White Sun (Nepali)
On the occasion of his father's funeral, Chandra returns to the village he left years earlier to join the Maoists, and finds himself revisiting frayed family relations and unspoken divisions among neighbors. Past traumas return and cause tensions to boil over.
Director: Deepak Rauniyar
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Wolf Warriors II (Mandarin)
China's deadliest special forces operative settles into a quiet life on the sea. When sadistic mercenaries begin targeting nearby civilians, he must leave his newfound peace behind and return to his duties as a soldier and protector.
Director: Jing Wu
Starring: Jing Wu, Frank Grillo, Celina Jade
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Zama (Spanish)
Zama, an officer of the Spanish Crown born in South America, waits for a letter from the King granting him a transfer from the town in which he is stagnating, to a better place. His situation is delicate. He must ensure that nothing overshadows his transfer. He is forced to accept submissively every task entrusted to him by successive Governors' who come and go as he stays behind. The years go by and the letter from the King never arrives.
Director: Lucrecia Martel
Starring: Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Lola Duenas, Matheus Nachtergaele, Daniel Veronese, Carlos Defeo
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