Engaging with the world
JAPAN , France , Laos , Thailand | 183 minutes | 2016
Japanese director Katsuya Tomita, who broke out in 2011 with Saudade, delves behind the neon facade of sex tourism in a Bangkok red- light district. Luck is the queen of Paradise, a brothel in the Thai capital frequented by Japanese expats. One day, she comes across Ozawa, a former client and lover. They set off on a road trip to the backcountry near the Laos border. Like an archaeologist, the filmmaker reveals the layers of colonial heritage embedded in the globalized present. A meandering epic that roams over the shards of broken dreams, carried by an electrifying score.NORTH AMERICAN PREMIEREIN COMPETITION
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“It’s about the journey, not the destination”: an adage that takes on its full meaning in this Don Quixote-inspired documentary. In defiance of his...
Feature film , Documentary
GERMANY , Spain , United Kingdom | 183 minutes | 2017
A colourful odyssey leading to reconciliation for a brother and sis- ter who accidentally kill a goat with their father’s truck. With an eye for detail,...
Feature film , Comedy
COLOMBIA | 183 minutes | 2017
A polemical musical about the working world and unfettered capitalism — neo-realism, updated. Portuguese documentary filmmaker Pedro Pinho made waves...
Feature film , Drama
PORTUGAL | 183 minutes | 2017
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