Rhyme & Riza

A rite-of-passage story through the eyes of Riza Gupta, a shy, nervous, young Indian woman, whose controlling mother has high hopes for her to be a doctor. However when her hero CXCX ChuChu hosts a rap-off, she plucks up the courage and runs to the battle in her sari.

Serve the People

Mu-kwang volunteers to be a kitchen police of Sa-taek, the divisional commander, dreaming of success. One day, Mu-kwang meets Su-ryeon by chance, who is a young and beautiful wife of the commander. Soon, he feels a strong attraction by her.

Río Sucio

Vítor is a hermit who desperately searches for a cow that has disappeared from his small farm. He suspects a neighbor with whom he has had problems. When Ricardo, his 12-year-old grandson arrives at the place, the ghosts of Vítor's childhood begin to appear, which confuses the past with the present. Vitor finally must face this terrible ghost when he was a child.

Maa Beti

Unaware of her brother Raghunandan's evil plans, Laxmi ill-treats her stepchildren, causing them to run away. What follows after is a young girl’s transition to a woman battling for survival, her brother’s education, and to reconcile with her long lost family.

The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law

Choi Eun-hee’s directorial debut The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-In-Law is the story of ups and downs of a future daughter-in-law who, due to poverty, married an infant rich groom. A ruined widow’s daughter Jum-soon has no time to rest, as her mother-in-law treats her like a maid, leaving her with all the kitchen chores, house cleaning, grinding grain, and sewing, while the mother-in-law smokes a pipe and nitpicks on her. What allows Jum-soon to endure is her ‘duty as a woman’ taught to her since young and her child husband’s lovable yammering.

One-sided Love of Princess

Sook-kyung, the youngest tomboy princess, loves playing hide and seek with her same-aged court ladies and is extremely curious about the life outside the palace. An opportunity comes for her on queen mother’s birthday celebration. Princess Sook-kyung gets to explore the outside world with the help of her older sister princesses and falls in love with a Seonggyungwan scholar she meets coincidentally. The variety of character twists in this film which is reminiscent of romantic comedies such as Roman Holiday and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. The queen mother with a fancy royal costume but wears glasses because of her poor vision, and the court ladies who protect the princess day and night are usually slow and doze off but have the strength to push against male henchmen. The princes outside the palace walls seem like that of a naïve country girl who eats a rice cake at the marketplace because she thinks it’s free.

The Mine

Sanya, a ten years old boy is living in a small town in Northern Russia. His father is a professional boxer who left to US so Sanya is desperately learning English hoping that his father will come back one day.

The Bus Stop

Michelle, a mother and former full-time worker, is tasked with taking care of her mother, Indira, who has begun to develop dementia. Faced with the prospect of having to put her in a home, Michelle struggles to evaluate her priorities.

The Way to Freedom

Daniel Cheng is a young promising neurosurgeon. He is dating Lisa Crown, the heiress of a well-known family. After having a successful greeting dinner with the Crowns, Daniel is unexpectedly forbidden to see Lisa by her disabled grandfather who is a Korean War Veteran. Daniel has to fight for his love, literally and figuratively.

Ligaw Tingin

hAPPiness

An app designed to bring its users happiness helps a man build the perfect life, which he ends up destroying when he learns the app is faulty.

Miss the Train

Sojin (Park Joo-Hee) lives with her shamen mother in a wooded area outside of a small town. She hates her life in the town and what her mother does. After Sojin's mother dies, there's nothing left for Sojin in the town and she decides to catch the train to Seoul. Due to circumstances out of her control, Sojin misses her train and she flees from a man wanting her to locate his missing son. Meanwhile, she runs into another man (Kwon Yool) making chocolate out of his garage.

The Way We Keep Dancing

The Kowloon Industrial District is home to many of Hong Kong’s artists, including rapper Heyo, YouTuber Alan, rising star Hana, and dancer. However, the government is preparing the area for gentrification. The group from ‘The Way We Dance’ were invited to participate in a publicity stunt to transform the district into a ‘Dance Street’. Alan points out that this is an opportunity to garner support from the public. Meanwhile, Heyo’s master Afuc is planning a revolution.

The Hidden Child

Gabriele Santoro is a Professor of Pianoforte at the Music Conservatory San Pietro a Majella who lives in a working-class area of the city. One morning, while shaving his beard, the postman buzzes at the intercom to tell him he has a package. Gabriele opens the door and, before greeting him, runs to rinse his face. In that short space of time, a ten-year-old child slips into his apartment and hides away. “The maestro” – as he’s called in his neighbourhood – only notices the stowaway late at night. And when he sees him, he recognises the intruder as Ciro, a child who lives with his parents and siblings on the top floor of his building. When asked why he has fled his home, Ciro refuses to speak. Nevertheless, the maestro instinctively decides to hide him in his home, setting Ciro’s enemies a uniquely difficult challenge.