The famous courtesan (played by Xue Zhilun) admires the actor (played by Tony Leung Ka-fai) and visits him every day to support him and bring him soup. One night, the actor noticed her, and they fell deeply in love. However, the actor was heartless, and over time, he grew tired of her. In a fit of rage, the courtesan hanged herself. The actor regretted his actions, but it was too late. He could only row his boat along the river, burning everything that reminded him of her, hoping to make amends.
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Signed: Lino Brocka
Documentary filmmaker Christian Blackwood profiles controversial Filipino director Lino Brocka, detailing his rags-to-riches rise in the mainstream film industry of the Philippines. Primarily using interviews with the effusive director himself, Blackwood allows Brocka to describe, in his own terms, the common thematic threads tying together his work, from his own homosexuality to the political repression suffered by Filipinos at the hands of Ferdinand Marcos’ dictatorial government.
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Yağmur Kaçakları
The film tells the story of a man who flees abroad and his relationship with a foreign woman. The man is in prison for a thought crime. The man’s sole purpose in escaping from prison is to leave the country. With the help of a friend, he goes to France to stay with his brother. There, he meets a woman named Michelle, who is going through personal difficulties. Despite the language barrier, the two quickly fall in love. Meanwhile, the man applies for asylum in France. However, when his application is rejected, he leaves France and returns to Turkey. Michelle, who refuses to give up on her lover, decides to follow him to Turkey.
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Hello, God
Byung-tae who has cerebral paralysis goes to the wrong destination and then meets Min-wu and suicidal Chun-ja in the station office and joins their journey. Chun-ja causes a lot of trouble such as stealing Byung-tae’s wallet and running away. Chun-ja, who is pregnant, gives birth in a barn. Min-wu and Chun-ja hold a small wedding in a church. The trio arrive in Chun-ja’s hometown and Byung-tae heads alone for Kyung-ju, his destination. There he does plenty of sightseeing.
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Pillar of Mist
A woman marries the man of her dreams and bears his child but, as the years pass, they grow more distant from each other. While her husband’s career flurishes, he forces her to quit her job which only adds to their marital stress.
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Love & Passion
After the renewed flings with their former lovers prove to be disastrously unlike the romantic memories, an unfaithful couple returns to each other.
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The Beech Forest
In August 1944 Romania, a group of telephone operators are caught in the events in a new center placed in a forest to evade bombardment.
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The Ultimate Gourmet: Women’s Body Gourmet Club
Saeko is invited to a gourmet that aims to be the ultimate gourmet. She has no idea that she will be eaten. She is told that the secret to great food is moderate exercise before meals, aerobics, and sex. But something becomes a bit strange. The lotion in the shower tastes like salad oil. When you she takes a shower, she can taste the salt…
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Sworn Brothers
Cheung and Lau are two men who grew up together as brothers. However, they end up as enemies who hunt each other down after following different paths in life.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
During a hallucinatory incident, Kristen Parker has her wrists slashed by dream-stalking monster, Freddy Krueger. Her mother, mistaking the wounds for a suicide attempt, sends her to a psychiatric ward, where she joins a group of similarly troubled teens.