Overview of articles
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Black Blood
Not everything is progress in China. Less and less rain means that the inhabitants of Inner Mongolia have to do everything to survive. For instance,…Published on: -
On the Way to the Sea
Astoundingly beautiful, poignant portrait of a fragile humanity surrounded by an omnipotent nature.Published on: -
The Police Game
A young filmmaker satirises the movies he loves, making a mockery of sex and violence. But things stay fun and pleasant. An ingenious film.Published on: -
The Piano in a Factory
After their divorce, an unemployed steelworker and his nouveau riche ex-wife quarrel about their daughter, who decides to go and live with the one whoPublished on: -
Tiong Bahru
Lyrical and musical in its style, Tiong Bahru (Civic Life series) delves into ideas of identity, community and heritage within the Singaporean civic sPublished on: -
ZUT
An African joke packaged as a Chinese film. The actors were scouted on the streets and the makers have just graduated. Must have been fun…Published on: -
Dragon Gate Inn
The epitome of a 1960s wuxia and a must-see by King Hu. Mostly taking place at one location – the inn – the scenes are…Published on: -
Pinoy Sunday
It could have been a film about Pakistanis in England, but it’s a film about Filipinos in Taiwan. A serious film about immigrants in which…Published on: -
The Trip
Visiting China for the first time, he became the most popular basketball player in the farmers’ and artists’ village of Songzhuang. The tall African.Published on: -
King Boxer
The film that introduced kung fu to the West in 1972. More violent than its contemporaries, King Boxer’s eye-gouging, skull-cracking fight scenes, paiPublished on: