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Twenty Dollars
Twenty Hong Kong dollars. You wouldn’t risk your life for 2 euros, but the junky had other things on his mind and thought the girl…Published on: -
When the Bough Breaks
Experienced documentary filmmaker becomes involved in the lives of the children of a family trying to survive in their jury rigged shanty stuck in betPublished on: -
Famous Last Words
You don’t need much for an entertaining film other than a sense of humour. And the ability to lie straight-faced. That too.Published on: -
Born in Beijing
The subject is raw, poignant and dirty: the poverty-stricken lives of a group of petitioners (people whose rights have been violated by local governmePublished on: -
Survival Guide for Radioactive Village
A collection of bizarre action videos. A number of Malaysia’s best filmmakers wittily tackle a polluting factory.Published on: -
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Three tasty shorts. The lunch is from a female Tiger winner, but the breakfast and dinner are also top-notch. However, there is an aftertaste, becausePublished on: -
Water Hands
‘Water hands’ is the literal Chinese word for ‘sailor’. The sailor himself remains off-screen in this film, just like the woman who is waiting for…Published on: -
A Simple Life
A very meticulously observed and, as a result, very moving phase in the very ordinary life of two very ordinary people – see the title.…Published on: -
The Ghost with Six Fingers: Part 1
A couple are hired to guard and deliver an empty box, but are sucked into a bitter dispute. Become drawn into a vivid imaginary world,…Published on: -
The High Life
This first fiction film by a prize-winning documentary maker is a very sharp and realistic, but also dreamy and surreal urban portrait from today’s ChPublished on: