world cinema

In 1937, the drastically reduced 88th Division of the Chinese Nationalist Army was stationed in a warehouse in Shanghai against Imperial Japanese soldiers. Known as the Defense of Sihang Warehouse, it became a prominent part of the Second…

The second feature film by Norwegian filmmaker Yngvild Sve Flikke, Ninjababy is based on Inga H Sætre's graphic novel Fallteknik. The film stars Kristine Kujath Thorp as Rakel, a 23-year artist who enjoys her carefree life of smoking,…

Fucking With Nobody is directed and co-written by Hannaleena Hauru, who also stars in the lead role. Haura plays Hanna, a female director who is a loser in love. After being passed over from a directorial job, she undertakes a fake romance…

If there was ever a lesson cinema has taught us, it's that the course of true love never runs smoothly. Recent rom-coms seem to offer a more light-hearted approach to love, the latest film by Chinese filmmaker Tingting Yao brings a tale of…

Directed by Li Shaohong, A City Called Macau follows casino broker Xiao-Ou (Bai Baihe) working in Macau after its return to Chinese sovereignty in 1999. Amid financial and medical outbreaks, she encounters developer Duan Keiwen (Wu Gang)…

In these uncertain times, films offer a perfect piece of escapism. But the latest feature from Ugandan filmmaker Nabwana I.G.G delivers something that will divide audiences. Crazy World focuses on a Ugandan commando who is trying to…

This year, Snowpiercer director Bong Joon-Ho received the Palme d'Or at Cannes for his latest feature, Parasite. It not only is a frontrunner for the 2020 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar and has already earned more than $118 million…

In 2016, Japanese filmmaker and animator Makoto Shinkai made waves with romantic fantasy drama Your Name. It was not only acclaimed worldwide but it has spawned plans for a live-action remake. Now, Shinkai returns with his latest feature,…

Marking the feature film directorial debut of American filmmaker Sasie Sealy, Lucky Grandma follows Grandma Wong (Tsai Chin), a widow living in New York. After an unlucky night at the casino, she finds herself with a large bag of cash. She…

Two years after his feature film directorial debut Of Horses and Men, Icelandic filmmaker Benedikt Erlingsson returns with comedy-drama-thriller Woman at War (Kona fer í stríð), starring Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir. The film focuses on…