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May 2022: #LoveAAPI Movies Too
May is Asian-American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and we're celebrating with a film you can get through us made by folks from every Asian country. Huge thanks to Sophie and Harry for refining this excellent list! If you'd like more films from each of these countries and/or more info about these movies, subscribe to our Patreon!
Afghanistan: Osama (2003, Drama, PG-13)
Armenia: The Color of Pomegranates (1969, Biographical Drama/Music, Unrated)
Azerbaijan: Burnt by the Sun (1994, Drama/War, R)
Bahrain: The Barrier (1990, Drama, Unrated)
Bangladesh: Sincerely Yours, Dhaka (2018, Anthology/Drama, Unrated)
Bhutan: Travelers and Magicians (2003, Drama/Adventure, Unrated)
Brunei: Yasmine (2014, Teen Drama/Martial Arts, Unrated)
Cambodia: Rice People (1994, Drama, Unrated)
China: The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978, Action, R)
Cyprus: Boy on the Bridge (2016, Drama, Unrated)
East Timor: Beatriz’s War (2013, Historical Drama, Unrated)
Georgia: In Bloom (2013, Drama/Coming-Of-Age, Unrated)
India: Lootera (2013, Romance/Drama, Unrated)
Indonesia: Marlina The Murderer in Four Acts (2017, Thriller, Unrated)
Iran: The Wind Will Carry Us (1999, Drama, Unrated)
Iraq: Son of Babylon (2009, Drama, Unrated)
Israel: The Syrian Bride (2004, Drama, Unrated)
Japan: Departures (2008, Drama/Music, PG-13)
Jordan: Theeb (2014, Drama/Historical, Unrated)
Kazakhstan: Kaïrat (1992, Drama, Unrated)
Kuwait: The Message (1976, Drama/Epic, PG)
Kyrgyzstan: The Adopted Son (1998, Drama, Unrated)
Laos: The Long Walk (2019, Drama/Sci-fi, Unrated)
Lebanon: The Insult (2017, Drama, R)
Malaysia: I Don’t Want To Sleep Alone (2006, Drama/Romance, Unrated)
Maldives: Faree (2021, Drama, Unrated)
Mongolia: The Cave of the Yellow Dog (2005, Drama/Family, G)
Myanmar: The Road to Mandalay (2016, Drama/Romance, Unrated)
Nepal: White Sun (2016, Drama/Adventure, Unrated)
North Korea: The Other Side of the Mountain (2012, War Drama/Romance, Unrated)
Oman: The Dawn (Al-Boom) (2006, Drama, Unrated)
Pakistan: Moor (2015, Drama, Unrated)
Palestine: Chronicle of a Disappearance (1996, Drama/Experimental, Unrated)
The Philippines: Barber’s Tales (2013, Historical Drama, Unrated)
Qatar: Clockwise (2010, Adventure/Drama, Unrated)
Russia: Dersu Uzala (1975, Adventure/Drama, G)
Saudi Arabia: Wadjda (2012, Drama/Coming-Of-Age, PG)
Singapore: Shirkers (2018, Documentary, Unrated)
South Korea: The Host (2006, Horror/Drama, R)
Sri Lanka: Death on a Full Moon Day (1997, Drama, Unrated)
Syria: For Sama (2019, Documentary, Unrated)
Taiwan: A Brighter Summer Day (1991, Drama/Romance, Unrated)
Tajikistan: Luna Papa (1999, Comedy/Drama, Unrated)
Thailand: Cemetery of Splendor (2015, Drama/Fantasy, Unrated)
Turkey: Mustang (2015, Drama, PG-13)
Turkmenistan: The Daughter-in-Law (1972, Drama, Unrated)
United Arab Emirates: 10 Days Before the Wedding (2018, Drama/Romance, Unrated)
Uzbekistan: 2000 Songs of Farida (2020, Drama, Unrated)
Vietnam: Goodbye Mother (2019, Romance/Drama, Unrated)
Yemen: 10 Days Before the Wedding (2018, Drama, Unrated)
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When I first come to Korea I rarely had any reason to smile. Then… I met you again. All of a sudden, I started noticing the unpredictable things that you would do. That’s when I realized it. I was smiling whenever I looked at you.
20th Century Girl (2022)
Finally got to watch Exhuma...
Interesting story and great casting choices for all but obviously Lee Do Hyun was a perfect choice
I needed him to have more screen time tbh. Still a good film and amazing acting from JCW
Movie Review: FABRICATED CITY (2017)
FABRICATED CITY (2017) Movie Review
As the film where (then) the up-and-coming hallyu action star Ji Chang-wook debuted as a lead actor, Fabricated City shows enough crisp fight scenes and heart-pumping setup to match what the usual revenge thriller films serve. Power play, deceit, and the intent to be proven innocent are a few of the main themes that propel this film’s plot.
Fabricated City exhibits remarkable resemblance to the premise of most character-driven online videogames – in order to achieve a mission, they must work as a team. All throughout the movie, action, and video game enthusiasts will surely be entertained most especially with satisfying framing of high-tech surveillance and fight scenes. A couple of lightly heated scenes were matched with laidback musical scoring that serves as breathers to the film’s rapid-fire progression. Despite the Fabricated City’s seemingly snappy plot, it still manages to portray few well-built characters although there is a lack of character development.
One can note how subtly this film shows annotations towards not only South Korea’s but to Asian countries’ surprisingly modern view of where the underprivileged stands among the country’s elites. Paired with the pressure from the media, anything could be manipulated from a simple video clip to a trial’s verdict.