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Films from Asia for when all we want to do is cheer, cry, hide, swoon, dance, laugh, or bark!

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Black Dog

Film Black Dog Directed by Guan Hu A gorgeous story of companionship and a China in flux, Lang (Eddie Peng) leaves prison to find his…
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Boong

Film Boong Directed by Lakshmipriya Devi Armed with a slingshot and sass, young Boong and his best friend set off on a 100 mile…
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Confession

Film Confession Directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita When he thinks he's about to die, a man confesses to his friend that he once committed a…
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Dead Talents Society

Film Dead Talents Society Directed by John Hsu A raucous coming-of-undead comedy, a timid new ghost has 30 days to scare the living with flair, enough…
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Girls Will Be Girls

Film Girls Will Be Girls Directed by Shuchi Talati Mira becomes the first female student to be Head Prefect. But a budding romance with a new male…
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The Glassworker

Film The Glassworker Directed by Usman Riaz Young Vincent and his glass artisan father live peacefully outside of politics. But when Vincent falls for the…
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Little Red Sweet

Film Little Red Sweet Directed by Vincent Chow May has just started her dream job as a flight attendant and is already planning to take her…
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Love Child

Film Love Child Directed by Jonathan Jurilla Real-life lovers Jane Oineza and RK Bagatsing play a young unmarried couple who had a baby when they…
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Love Lies

Film Love Lies Directed by Ho Miu Ki Widowed for years, a successful gynecologist joins a dating app and meets a handsome Frenchman. Unfortunately, the dashing…
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My Favourite Cake

Film My Favourite Cake Directed by Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghaddam A senior Iranian widow lives uneventfully in Tehran until she meets a taxi driver of her own age.…
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My Sunshine

Film My Sunshine Directed by Hiroshi Okuyama A young figure skater finds herself with a new dance partner: a bright-eyed boy smitten with his new…
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Pierce

Film Pierce Directed by Nelicia Low Zi-Jie always felt that his brother was wrongfully imprisoned for killing an opponent during a fencing match. So…
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Pooja, Sir

Film Pooja, Sir Directed by Deepak Rauniyar On the India-Nepal border, two boys are kidnapped, including the young son of a congressman. Pooja, a policewoman…
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Superboys of Malegaon

Film Superboys of Malegaon Directed by Reema Kagti A rollicking ode to small towns and no-budget bravado based on the incredible true story of Nasir Shaikh,…
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Victory

Film Victory Directed by Park Beom-su Ain’t no (cheer) pyramid high enough in this exuberant high school sports comedy. Hip hop-dancing bffs with sky-high…
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We Were Dangerous

Film We Were Dangerous Directed by Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu There’s only one possible outcome when you isolate young, queer, rebellious Māori and Pākehā teenagers in a school…