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Masters

Fresh from Venice, Busan, and other prestigious international film festivals, these are premiere works by the world’s best directors

Masters

BALLOON

Film BALLOON Directed by Pema Tseden Contraceptives become contraband as a sheepraising couple on the Tibetan grasslands tries to avoid fines from China’s birth…

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CASTLE OF DREAMS

Film CASTLE OF DREAMS Directed by Reza Mirkarimi An ex-con named Jalal reluctantly takes custody of his estranged young children after their mother falls deathly ill.…

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FAREWELL SONG

Film FAREWELL SONG Directed by Akihiko Shiota A love triangle can only simmer for so long before complications set in. And so a beloved pop…

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THE HORSE THIEF

Film THE HORSE THIEF Directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang Navigating his Buddhist faith and the pressures to feed his family, Norbu turns to stealing horses. For years…

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SO LONG, MY SON

Film SO LONG, MY SON Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai The three decades following the Cultural Revolution are traced by the strange fates of two families – once…

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THREE MAKES A WHOLE

Film THREE MAKES A WHOLE Directed by Zero Chou Zero Chou pays tribute to director Liu Li-li with a biopic in the mode of the soapy melodramas…

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TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

Film TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa While on assignment in Uzbekistan, a Japanese reporter confronts her own biases while partaking in a series of…