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WORLD PREMIERE     
AN END TO KILLING by WANG PING  
Window on Asian Cinema
China, 2012, Mandarin, Epic Action/Drama
Cast: Zhao Youliang, Tu Men, Park Yejin, Geng Le, Yu Shaoqun and Li Xiaoran
The story is set against the backdrop of the later years of the reign of Genghis Khan. At a point when his power was at its peak, he decided to push westward wanting to enlarge his empire so that he could see it stretch from “the place where the sun rises to the city where the sun sets.” Smart, cunning, vicious and strategic; at that point in his life, no one could equal him and no one dared challenge him. That was until a master Daoist priest, Qiu Chuji came down from his mountain monastery, pursued Genghis Khan for three years and convinced him that immortality was only possible if he gave up violence and killing. Thus the mighty Khan was tamed.
THE CHINA DOMESTIC VERSION OF THE FILM IS BEING SHOWN IN BUSAN. SUBSEQUENTLY THE INTERNATIONAL VERSION OF THE FILM WILL BE SHOWN AT FUTURE MARKETS AND FESTIVALS.
Screenings:
Oct 5
Oct 7
Oct 11
(Fri)
(Sun)
(Thu)
4.30 pm
1.00 pm
8.00 pm
CGV Centum City 5
LOTTE CINEMA Centum City 7
LOTTE CINEMA Centum City 2
 
(World Premiere)
(Public)
(Public)
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE     
FULL CIRCLE by ZHANG YANG  
Window on Asian Cinema
China, 2012, 104’, Mandarin, Comedy/Drama
Cast: XU Huanshan, WU Tianming, LI Bin, YAN Bingyan
 
A group of irrepressible senior citizens living in a nursing home are energized when they decide to compete in a television variety show. Although some are afflicted with serious illnesses and others are slightly demented and most have been abandoned by their children, all of them have a charm and an energy which is infectious. In short order they forge a common dream of participating in the competition which will soon be taking place in a faraway city near the sea. But the head of the nursing home stops them because she does not want to be held liable in case anyone gets hurt. The intrepid seniors decide to take things into their own hands by buying an old bus, sneaking out, and setting out on this journey of a lifetime... where they rediscover their sense of adventure, love, and life.
Screenings:
Oct 5
Oct 6
Oct 7
 
(Fri)
(Sat)
(Sun)
 
1.00 pm
7.00 pm
8.00 pm
LOTTE CINEMA Centum City 7
LOTTE CINEMA Centum City 7
LOTTE CINEMA Centum City 2
(International Premiere)
(Public)
(Public)
 
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE      
 TOUCH OF THE LIGHT by CHANG JUNG-CHI  
New Currents
Taiwan, 2012, 110’, Mandarin, Drama
Cast: Sandrine PINNA, HUANG Yu-Siang, LEE Leih
Award: Best Actress, Audience Choice Award - Taipei Film Festival 2012 
 
 
Based on true events related to the life of up and coming Taiwanese piano prodigy Yu Hsiang (played by himself), TOUCH OF THE LIGHT is a story of inspiration, discovery and love. Born to a rural family in Taiwan unprepared for the birth of a blind son, Yu Hsiang was a curious and precocious child. Touch and sound was everything to him. With his hands, he could feel better than anyone; with his ears and his tape recorder he could hear better than anyone. Taken together with the love of his mother, he had an inner sight and peace that enabled his imagination to soar and he excelled at the piano. Now he is about to face the real world as he leaves his family behind in order to attend university where he must compete on the same playing field as sighted students and to find his own way. He soon crosses paths with Chieh (Sandrine Pinna), a beautiful but frustrated cold drinks vendor who dreams of being a dancer. When she witnesses Yu Hsiang’s fearless determination and optimism, she is inspired to hold on to her dream.
 
 
Screenings:  
Oct 6
Oct 8
Oct 10
Oct 11
(Sat)
(Mon)
(Wed)
(Thu)
1.00 pm
5.00 pm
5.00 pm
1.00 pm
Hanulyeon Theater
Community Media Center
CGV Centum City 7
LOTTE CINEMA Centum City 4
(International Premiere)
(Public)
(Public)
(P & I)
                  
 
 ASIAN PREMIERE     
BEIJING FLICKERS by ZHANG YUAN                   
Window on Asian Cinema
 
China, 2012, 96', Mandarin, Drama
Cast: Duan Bowen, Lv Yulai, Shi Shi, Li Xinyun, Han Wenwen
From the eye and artistry of renowned, award-winning director Zhang Yuan and calling to mind his classic film BEIJING BASTARDS from the early 1990’s, comes BEIJING FLICKERS, an updated and new perspective on life in contemporary Beijing where beneath the dazzling economic boom exists the downtrodden and forgotten “little people” who bear the weight of life’s trials and tribulations. Beijing has transformed itself into one of the world’s huge and chaotic mega-cities; in this bubbling and exciting cauldron, four unlikely friends struggle with their own life predicaments sometimes lifted up and sometimes beaten down by the glamorous, modern, and prosperous city of Beijing. They may not have much, but at least they have each other.
Screenings:
Oct 5
Oct 7
Oct 12
 
(Fri)
(Sun)
(Fri)
 
4.00 pm
4.00 pm
4.00 pm
LOTTE CINEMA Centum City 7
CGV Centum City 3
LOTTE CINEMA Centum City 5
 
(Asian Premiere)
(Public)
(Public)
 
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