Cyclo (Vietnam) (1995)
From the director of the Academy Award Nominated film “The Scent of Green Papaya” comes a shocking new vision of beauty, passion and power.
In the mayhem of Saigon, the theft of a young man’s cyclo pedicab leads to tragic and unpredictable consequences. For the desperate poor of this anarchic city, with its enormous contrasts between those on top and those underfoot, every day is the same struggle. The cyclo (Le Van Loc) spends all day pedaling in the hunt for passengers, before returning to the home that he shares with his two sisters and grandfather. Since his parents are long dead (mother in childbirth and father in an auto accident) every member of the family is forced to work. Grandfather (Le Dinh Huy) repairs tires (back-breaking labor for an old man), younger sister (Pham Ngoc Lieu) shines shoes after school and older sister (Tran Nu Yen Khe) carries water for the market. Even then their shack is all of two rooms, open to the elements and their neighbors, squashed against more of the same.
Imminent financial disaster leads to moral ruin as the former cyclo turns first to a life of petty crime to pay the bills then embraces drugs and even murder to gain success as a gangster - all evoked by the director in an incredible atmosphere of chaos, helter skelter activity which seems to follow no law. The strength of Cyclo lies in its imagery. Stunning colors and a cascade of metaphors, on many different levels, constructs a coherent picture of the world of the Cyclo.
Cast: Le Van Loc, Tran Nu Yen Khe, Tony Leung, Nguyen Nhu Quynh, Nguyen Hoang Phuc
Directed: Anh Hung Tran
Genre: Drama, Crime, Action
Runtime: 123 minutes
Also Known As: Xich lo
Country: Vietnam/Hong Kong/France
Language: Vietnamese/Mandarin (dual audio track)
Subtitles: English/Thai/Chinese
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112767/
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Kuntilanak (Indonesia) (2006)
Her song may be the last thing you ever hear…
A young college student with a history of child abuse moves to where the rent is cheap and local tales abound with stories of the she-demon that lives in a nearby tree. Things soon take a decidedly nasty turn for the worse as people start dying.
One of the top grossing Indonesian films of the year. Creepy without being campy. Atmospheric without being smothering. Kuntilanak will leave you breathless from the thrill ride.
Cast: Julie Estelle, Evan Sanders, Ratu Felisha
Directed: Rizal Mantovani
Genre: Horror
Runtime: 100 Minutes
Also Known As: The Chanting
Country: Indonesia
Language: Indonesian
Subtitles: English
IMDB: http://imdb.com/title/tt0893534/
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Thai Theep (Thailand) (2006)
An unlikely group of heroes bands together to oppose the Japanese during World War II.
After Japanese troops invade South East Asia and occupy most of the countries as colonies, Thailand allows troops to deliver weapons and gold via a train to Central Asia. This booty-filled train led to an idea for Khom, a well-known thief, to stage a brilliant crime. Meanwhile, Toe, the leader of the movement against the troops has a plan to stop the train, but the situation turns upside-down, when Khom and Toe have to help a secret agent from being captured by Japanese troops…
Cast: Koti Arambawy, Sahatchai ‘Stop’ Chumrum, Sara Legge, Amthida Ngoencharoen, Suthep Po-ngam
Directed: Pisut Praesangeam
Genre: Action/Comedy
Runtime: 01:24:24
Also Known As: The Thai Theif
Country: Thailand
Language: Thai
Subtitles: English/Thai
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808499/
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Travellers and Magicians (2003) (Bhutanese)
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Travellers and Magicians, Khyentse Rinpoche’s second feature film after the much praised The Cup, was shown in a packed cinema hall during the 47th London Film Festival. Filmed in Bhutan with a cast entirely of non-professional actors and spoken in Dzongkha dialect, Travellers and Magicians tells the story of Dhondup, a young government officer who dreams of going to America, the land of opportunity, instead of staying in his homeland where “there are no movies, no restaurants and most importantly, no cool girls.” When he finally receives the long awaited letter to go to America, he leaves the village and heads to Thimphu. While waiting for the bus, he meets an apple seller, a monk, a papermaker and his beautiful daughter Sonam. Reluctant to talk to them at first, Dhondup turns his cassette recorder on - the voice of a female rock singer blares from the loudspeaker: “I gotta get out of here!”
Dhondup slowly joins the group and listens to the monk telling the travellers the story of Tashi, a lazy magic student who, like Dhondup, sees no future in his village and dreams of leaving. Tashi’s younger brother gives him a potion and Tashi enters into a dream world of lust and murder.
Dhondup, meanwhile, feels attracted towards Sonam and is suddenly no longer in such a hurry to arrive in Thimphu. The witty monk shows Dhondup through the story that his dreams are similar to that of the young magician.
Unlike The Cup where Khyentse Rinpoche told the story of living in exile couched in the mundane desires of Tibetan monks, Travellers and Magicians is a tale about young educated Bhutanese who see no future in their homeland. Their dream is to go to America and to make money, no matter whether they have to wash dishes or pick apples. Thus, they are ready to leave a respected and secure job for the sake of quick money. For young people like Dhondup, Bhutan seems to offer nothing - they like to listen and dance to Western music and wear jeans instead of the traditional gho that all Bhutanese have to wear by law.
The script is sharp and the cast delivers a fine performance. Khyentse Rinpoche has based this moving yet funny film on Yasunari Kawabata’s story Izuni Odorino, a Buddhist fable, as well as on his own observation of travellers waiting for a ride, and has managed, again, to tell a distinctive tale with a lot of wit and charm.
IMDB-link : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0378906/
Cast:
Tsewang Dandup … Dondup
Sonam Lhamo … Sonam
Lhakpa Dorji … Tashi
Deki Yangzom … Deki
Sonam Kinga … The Monk
Genre…………: Adventure / Drama
Source………..: DVD Retail
Xvid Format…….: PAL (16:9)
Screen format….: Widescreen
Audio Language…: Dzongkha
Audio Format…..: Stereo
Subtitles……: english
User Rating: 7.5/10 (556 votes)
First Bhutanese Film to go International!!!
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15: The Movie (Singapore) (2003)
Fast, frenetic, and furious, 15 is the story of five Singaporian teenagers who, abandoned by the system and estranged from their parents and life in general, build their own world in which gangs, drugs, fighting, piercing, self-harm and suicide are common and brotherhood is important above all else. Shot in stunning, jarring style, Royston Tan manages to brilliantly capture the chaotic lives of these boys, living in the shadows of a sprawling metropolis and with only each other to rely on.
The film stars three real-life juvenile gangsters, aged 15, giving an honest and accurate depiction of Chinese teenage gang-life in the Singapore suburbs and features two more gangsters as characters as well as a fight sequence with more affluent English-educated Singapore youths. Rather than scripting the movie or employing professional actors, Tan attempted to capture the troubled lives of his characters in cinéma vérité fashion. While 15: The Movie was initially banned in Singapore, the Singapore board of censors later ruled that the film should be rated R(A) and made 27 cuts to the film. Opposition was also raised against the heavy use of the Hokkien language in the film, which is discouraged by the Singapore government in favour of Mandarin and English. These restrictions infuriated Tan, and would later lead him to create his satirical short film Cut.
Cast: Melvin Chen, Erick Chun, Melvin Lee, Vynn Soh, Shaun Tan
Directed: Royston Tan
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Runtime: 1:32:51
Also Known As: 15
Country: Singapore
Language: Hokkien/Mandarin
Subtitles: English
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0344766/
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Pamahiin (Philippines) (2006)
After 15 years Noah (Dennis Trillo) returns to the Philippines when his best friend commits suicide. Knowing how strong Damian had always been, Noah is intrigued as to why he took his own life. He is also haunted by a distant childhood memory concerning his other best friend, Becca. Damian’s death starts a series of peculiar and unexplained deaths and eerie haunting. Not wanting to believe and accept the fact that superstitions are real, Noah tries to give a practical explanation for everything…until he experiences the haunting himself.
Cast: Dennis Trillo, Iya Villania, Marian Rivera, Paolo Contis, Jacklyn Jose, Vangie Labalan, Cris Daluz, Kookoo Gonzales
Directed: Rahyan Carlos
Genre: Horror
Runtime: 100 Minutes
Also Known As: Superstition
Country: Philippines
Language: Tagalog
Subtitles: English
IMDB: www.imdb.com/title/tt0777991/
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