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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Overview of articles

  • Kaili Blues

    One of the past year’s most striking, dreamy and poetic debuts is difficult to describe in retrospect. Situated in the subtropical south-west of China
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  • The Assassin

    Hundreds of martial art films have been made in the wuxia genre over the years, but the Taiwanese master of the modern Chinese outlook on…
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  • Trespassed

    A girl who misses her father slowly becomes entirely possessed by grief. It seems as if an outside force has taken control of her emotions.
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  • Of Shadows

    The changes in China affect everyone. Hypnotically, yet also modestly, Of Shadows shows the creative world of shadow theatre and players whose way of
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  • Nothing Stranger

    Ling’s childhood friend Mei has died. Together with Mei’s sister, Ling visits the place Mei died – that lies in an imposing landscape – for…
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  • Bite

    A schoolgirl, meticulously observed by a patient camera in a small, yet sensitive story. Perhaps a lesson in life, for it isn’t as innocent as…
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  • Night and Fog in Zona

    For one whole winter, South Korean film critic Jung Sung-il followed his hero, Chinese documentary maker Wang Bing. Bing is known for his long films,
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  • Le Moulin

    Poetry, literature, painting and old film clips converge in this lyrical, unusually designed film essay about Le Moulin, the Taiwanese poets’ collecti
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  • Where Are You Going

    Like any futuristic megacity, Hong Kong is certainly a dream place but does not it steal our dreams and identities? Making a spectacular trip through
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  • Mountains May Depart

    1999, 2014 and 2025 provide the historic and futuristic backdrops for Jia Zhangke’s ambitious take on the open wound of feelings that hardly matter an
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