Screenings

17/3/2025 (Mon)
Between Borders
17/3/2025
10:00 – 12:00
Theatre 2
 
Faith, Drama105 mins
Director
Mark Freiburger
Main Cast
Ana Ularu, Elizabeth Mitchell, Elizabeth Tabish
Asian Premiere
Between Borders
The incredible true story of an Armenian family forced to flee their home during the collapse of the Soviet Union, and embark on a journey to find a community to call their own.

Push
17/3/2025
10:00 – 12:00
Theatre 1
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Horror89 mins
Director
David Charbonier and Justin Powell
Main Cast
Alicia Sanz, Raúl Castillo
Asian Premiere
Push
Natalie Flores, a pregnant realtor is preparing for an open house at a property with a dark past. When an evil spirit posing as a potential client shows up, Natalie goes into premature labor and must find a way to escape before she gives birth.

Genuine Love
17/3/2025
10:00 – 12:00
Louis Koo Cinema
 
Drama 105 mins
Director
Silzati Yakov, Xin Zhang
Main Cast
Kunduzai Tasi Baihetiyaer Eziz
International Premiere
Genuine Love
The film is based on the true story of Anipa Alimahong, one of the "Top 10 Touching China Figures" in 2009. It portrays the life of the Uyghur mother Anipa, who raised 19 children from six different ethnic groups over several decades.

Paradise
17/3/2025
12:00 – 14:00
Theatre 2
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Crime, Noir Action, Drama100 mins
Director
SON Seung-ung
Main Cast
PARK Jung-pyo, LEE Ho-won, JUNG Min-sung
World Premiere
Paradise
At last separated identical twin brothers encounter each other after all those years, but, in wrong and dangerous moments. To survive the crisis, they have to disguise each other and go through risky scheme. One must die to have the other live. Will they go in one piece to so-called paradise?

Fade Away Pastoral
17/3/2025
13:00 – 14:30
Louis Koo Cinema
 
Drama 94 mins
Director
Adilxah Xahrahman Jun Zhou
Main Cast
Hayrat Halem Marjan Baytoken
International Premiere
Fade Away Pastoral
Based on the life of Chinese Kazakh herders who have followed water and grass for generations, depicts their arduous journey of seasonal migration and pasture relocation. Through a unique blend of semi-documentary and semi-fictional storytelling, it authentically captures the 40-year transformation in the lives of Chinese Kazakh herders, vividly portraying their joys and sorrows, and presenting audiences with a magnificent panorama of the grassland.

Method Acting
17/3/2025
14:00 – 16:00
Theatre 1
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Comedy, Drama91 mins
Director
LEE Ki-hyuk
Main Cast
LEE Dong-hwi, KANG Chan-hee, YOON Gyeong-ho, GONG Min-jeung
World Premiere
Method Acting
LEE Dong-hwi, a washed-up comedy actor, aspires to change his image as a serious drama actor. Fortunately, he lands the role of a majestic king in a historical drama, but unexpected challenges begin to unfold for him. Will he be able to pull off method acting and succeed in changing his public image?

The Little Horsewhip
17/3/2025
15:00 – 17:00
Louis Koo Cinema
 
Drama 89 mins
Director
Xinwen Dong, Xapkat·Murat
Main Cast
Bahbol·Huatbak
Alhar ·Tursun
Laxin·Hamit
International Premiere
The Little Horsewhip
Set against the backdrop of the "Equestrianism in Schools" and "Skiing in Schools" initiatives promoted in the Altay region of Xinjiang, the film tells the story of a Kazakh boy named Ansar and his journey to fulfill his dream of horseback riding.

Dream space   
17/3/2025
16:00 – 18:00
Theatre 1
 
Drama87 mins
Director
Sun Xiaojie
Main Cast
Jiang Ping, Zheng Hao, Yang Xiaodan, Fu Shaojie.
International Premiere
Dream space   
Several middle school students who love astronomy overcome numerous difficulties in the pursuit of their astronomical dreams, and ultimately win an astronomical competition.

Sons of the Neon Night Promo reel
17/3/2025
17:00 – 19:00
Louis Koo Cinema
By invitation only
Action, Crime, DramaPromo (15 Mins) to be release every 20 mins
Director
Juno MAK
Main Cast
Takeshi KANESHIRO, Tony LEUNG Ka-fai, Sean LAU, Louis KOO, GAO Yuan Yuan
 
Sons of the Neon Night Promo reel
A gigantic explosion and Michael-Mann-style gun shooting of an unprecedented scale in a snowtruck Causeway, a downtown district on Hong Kong Island. Upon investigation, it was a diverse prelude to a series of wild actions planned by the heir to a global pharmaceutical conglomerate, which ends up with his own father, the founder of the family conglomerate and allagedly also the behind-the-scene mastermind controlling global drug trafficking, killed in the hospital. A war is declared with the motif to create " a world without drugs" ; the world and the under-world are thrown into complete chaos

Ten Chances
17/3/2025
18:00 – 20:00
Theatre 2
 
Triller, Suspense, Action, Romance102 mins
Director
Yoko Chou
Main Cast
Melvin Sia, Yumi Wong, News LEE ,Andy Ko
World Premiere
Ten Chances
Ten Chances is a suspenseful crime thriller about Simon, who finds a mysterious phone after his fiancée’s fatal car accident. Locked and shrouded in secrets, the phone pulls Simon into a dangerous web of lies and a chilling kidnapping case. Each attempt to unlock it reveals layers of greed and betrayal, drawing him closer to the truth while escalating the risks. Racing against time, Simon must piece together the final clue to expose the dark forces at play. With sharp pacing and relentless suspense, the film keeps audiences captivated as it unravels a gripping mystery.

Space Mutation 
17/3/2025
18:00 – 20:00
Theatre 1
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Sci-fi, Action, Adventure90 mins
Director
Lingfeng ZHU
Main Cast
Lu WEI, Yanrou LIN, Yang LIU, Ming WANG
World Premiere
Space Mutation 
The starship Cangqiong rescues the survivors of the Genesis during its return journey. However, during the rescue, they unexpectedly encounter an alien invasion. Faced with a battle of human nature and the relentless hunt of monstrous creatures, how will the crew of Cangqiong escape from this deadly space chamber?

18/3/2025 (Tue)
The Last Supper
18/3/2025
10:00 – 12:00
Theatre 2
 
Faith, Drama120 mins
Director
Mauro Borrelli
Main Cast
James Faulkner, Henry Garrett, Jamie Ward
Asian Premiere
The Last Supper
Depicts events prior to a betrayal, as a group of disciples gather, unveiling secrets and underlying motives

A Line Of Fire
18/3/2025
12:00 – 14:00
Theatre 2
 
Action, Thriller105 mins
Director
Matt Shapira, Juan Bofill
Main Cast
David A.R. White, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jason Patric
Asian Premiere
A Line Of Fire
An ex-FBI agent is pulled back into a dangerous world when his former partner's niece asks for his help.

Gyeongseong Touring Troupe
18/3/2025
18:00 – 20:00
Theatre 2
 
Drama, Historical  99 mins
Director
Park Jin-yong
Main Cast
PARK Do-wook, JO Sang-woong, KIM Hye-ra
World Premiere
Gyeongseong Touring Troupe
Sangcheol, who gave up his life for the independence of his country, The members of the Gyeongseong Touring troupe, who have to go on the stage with a Japanese flag, Yeonhwa that heals independent troops Sangcheol but can't afford to follow a grand cause... The ordinary people who were thrown in front of the rough wheels of the times each person makes their own choice by holding onto their already broken daily life. Can you not regret the fate that this choice forces.

19/3/2025 (Wed)
Spring Night
19/3/2025
10:00 – 12:00
Theatre 2
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Fiction 67 mins
Director
Mi-ja Kang
Main Cast
Ye-ri Han/Seol-Jin Kim
International Premiere
Spring Night
 Yeong-gyeong, an alcoholic, and Su-hwan, a rheumatoid arthritis patient, both suffer from failed marriages. Su-hwan, an iron worker burdened with debt and fake divorce after his business went bankrupt, was divorced when his wife vanished with their remaining property. Unable to get proper treatment, his condition worsens. Yeong-gyeong, her ex-husband′s family secretly emigrated to Canada with her baby after they divorced. She turned to alcohol and quit her teaching job. The two meet after losing everything. They neither try to fix the other, but watch each other in their downward spiral and suffer together.

Merely Known As Something Else
19/3/2025
10:00 – 14:00
Theatre 1
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Drama, Romance146 mins
Director
JO Hee-young
Main Cast
GONG Min-jeung, JEONG Bo-ram, JUNG Hoe-ryn, KAM Dong-hwan
World Premiere
Merely Known As Something Else
Soo-jin, Jung-ho’s current lover, is having an affair with Hoon-sung. In-ju, who secretly admires Jung-ho, discovers she may have a terminal illness which prompts her to confess her feelings. Yoo-jung, Jung-ho’s former girlfriend, struggles with unresolved guilt over Jung-ho’s past suicide attempt, causing dissonance with her new boyfriend. In the wake of Jung-ho’s sudden disappearance, we witness how the lives of the these three women unravel and entangle over the being of Jung-ho.

The Final Semester
19/3/2025
12:00 – 14:00
Theatre 2
 
 Drama104 mins
Director
LEE Ran-hee
Main Cast
 YOO Lee-ha, YANG Ji-woon, KIM Seong-guk
International Premiere
The Final Semester
In the final semester of vocational high school, Chang-woo is doing an internship at a small company’s factory that promises him a chance to support to get into college and also to substitute his military service with work. He has a good time with his family, using his first paycheck to takethem out to dinner and buy them a present. However, the chance that the company promises is only available to another friend, and he encounters things that he would never have expected.

Eva, the Last Climb
19/3/2025
14:00 – 16:00
Theatre 2
 
Tragedy, Adventure, Drama, Horror99 mins
Director
Dedy Mercy
Main Cast
Bulan Sutena, Kiesha Alvaro, Axel Matthew Thomas
World Premiere
Eva, the Last Climb
The story of a mountain climbs by a group of young people, Pasha (Kiesha Alvaro), Eva (Bulan Sutena), Nisa (Ashira Zamita), Vicky (Ilham Aji Santoso) and Joni (Axel Matthew Thomas). During the trip, one of them violated the prohibition of climbing the mountain. As a result, they were harassed by the supernatural guardians of the mountain. Vicky goes into a trance, Eva disappears somewhere, and various other supernatural disturbances. Tenri (Hanna Kinasih), a woman shackled by her father for following a cult, is a gripping presence at the center of the story. Not only them, bad luck also befalls the residents around the foot of the mountain.

The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru
19/3/2025
14:00 – 18:00
Theatre 1
 
Documentary Feature122 mins
Director
Fang Li
Main Cast
Fang Li, Lin Agen, Dennis Morley (UK), William Beningfiled (Canada), the descendants of Chinese fishermen whom rescued the p.o.w.& the descendants of allied prisoners of war.
The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru
The film reveals the long-buried truth of the 1942 sinking of the "Lisbon Maru," where Japanese forces killed 828 Allied prisoners. Over seven years, filmmaker Fang Li's search for the wreckage and interviews with families uncovered the heartbreaking stories of Allied prisoners, Japanese brutality, and heroic Chinese fishermen. The documentary combines on-site interviews and historical scene animations to present the tragic fate of Allied prisoners, shedding light on a forgotten chapter in history.

My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999
19/3/2025
16:00 – 20:00
Theatre 2
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Romance115 mins
Director
Yuka YASUKAWA
Main Cast
Ryuto Sakuma
World Premiere
My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999
Akane wrestles with a broken heart after breaking up with her boyfriend. Loading up the MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) game they used to play together, she meets Akito Yamada, a high school boy and a gaming legend, who had no interest in anything but games. Akane had the worst impression of Yamada, but as they spend time together, she came to see the kindness and unexpected side of Yamada and was attracted to him.

Fabric of Lives
19/3/2025
18:00 – 20:00
Theatre 1
 
Family84 mins
Director
Guoyi Liu
Main Cast
 The Elken family and the Zhao Qiang family
International Premiere
Fabric of Lives
Two families in Awati County in southern Xinjiang, China, make a living by growing cotton. They encounter various difficulties during the busy harvest season, such as short of manpower, injuries, and unexpected rains. They must tough it out with only one goal , to sell out all their cotton before market price drops below 10 Yuan per kilo.