From September 7 to 17, cinephiles will take over the King Street in Downtown Toronto for the 42nd annual Toronto International Film Festival. We’ve looked through the #TIFF17 line up to give you a complete list of 31 standout films with Asian representation and Asian narratives in front and behind the camera!
In alphabetical order:
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Director: Minjung Kim
South Korea, USA
A Fish Out of Water
Director: Lai Kuo-An
Taiwan
A Gentle Night
Director: Qiu Yang
China, France
Angels Wear White
Director: Vivian Qu
China, France
Azmaish: A Journey Through the Subcontinent
Director: Sabiha Sumar
Pakistan
Birds Without Names
Director: Kazuya Shiraishi
Japan
Black Kite
Director: Tarique Qayumi
Canada, Afghanistan
Caniba
Director: Véréna Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
France
Dark is the Night
Director: Adolfo Alix Jr.
Philippines
Dragonfly Eyes
Director: Xu Bing
China, USA
Eye on Juliet
Director: Kim Nguyen
Canada
Manhunt
Director: John Woo
Hong Kong, China
Meditation Park
Director: Mina Shum
Canada
Mrs. Fang
Director: Wang Bing
France, China, Germany
Oh Lucy!
Director: Atsuko Hirayanagi
USA, Japan
Omertà
Director: Hansal Mehta
India
Radiance
Director: Naomi Kawase
Japan, France
Signature
Director: Kei Chikaura
Japan
The Brawler
Director: Anurag Kashyap
India
The Breadwinner
Director: Nora Twomey
Canada, Ireland, Luxembourg
The China Hustle
Director: Jed Rothstein
USA
The Conformist
Director: Cai Shangjun
China
The Day After
Director: Hong Sangsoo
South Korea
The Great Buddha+
Director: Huang Hsin-Yao
Taiwan
The Hungry
Director: Bornila Chatterjee
India, United Kingdom
The Poet and the Boy
Director: Kim Yang-hee
South Korea
The Third Murder
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Japan
Vampire Clay
Director: Soîchi Umezawa
Japan
Village Rockstars
Director: Rima Das
India
Youth
Director: Feng Xiaogang
China