IFFR 2007

The law that says a sequel never lives up to the original doesn’t apply in this case. If part one looked as if it couldn’t be trumped, part two does so. Frighteningly real world of gangsters who are so cool they change the climate with their chilling characters.

Film Maker in Focus: Johnnie To

Election 2

The whole of criminal Hong Kong turned upside down because of a stick with a dragon’s head. Choosing a new gang leader at one of the gangster strongholds gets completely and skilfully out of hand. Better gangster films don’t get made.

Election

Entertaining kung fu drama about an orphan with elegant martial arts techniques, but too few social graces. In a clumsy attempt to please his foster parents, he gets on the wrong side of the local underworld.

IFFR 2025
30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

Love on a Diet

Film Maker in Focus: Johnnie To

The Bare-Footed Kid

Election 2

Election