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Meet Our Hosts

We have hundreds of movies for you to see . But which one do YOU want to see RIGHT NOW? That is the question. To help you choose, we’ve asked five people to recommend some of their favorites.

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Iranian Independents

Iranian Independents

If we were to select the one film distributor whose films on Asia Pacific Films are constantly popular among critics and viewers alike, it would have to be Iranian Independents,whose president is Mohammad Attebai of Tehran. Consistently excellent, Iranian Independents slate of films gifts us with rare insights into the people and culture of Persia. It is an honor to offer you access to selections from Iranian Independents. This month two excellent narrative feature films from Iranian Independents are among our [...]

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Gold And Copper

The story focuses on a Koranic student, Seyed, who has just moved to Tehran with his wife, Zahra, and two small children.

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I Graduated

Wang Guangli, a former professor and now a self-taught filmmaker, interviews Chinese university graduates of 1992 in Beijing. Shot over six days, I Graduated explores the feelings and thoughts of young men and women about their lives as students since the Tiananmen Square protest on June 4, 1989.

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The Water Cries Episode 1

There are 16 episodes that make up the series of The Water Cries. To say that the water crisis in China is imminent is inaccurate. The crisis is already here, and the impact of the water crisis is seen in many regions across China. This award-winning CCTV series examines in depth the past, the future and the very real present of this important issue.

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Four Women

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Naalu Pennumgol Released: 2007 Country: India Director: Adoor Gopalakrishnan Language: Malayalam Theme: Gender & Sexuality Genre: Drama Summary Based on the short story by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, acclaimed director Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s film version focuses on the lives of four women, each of whom is faced with a marital issue. The first story, “The [...]

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  • Nostalgia for the Countryside

    Nostalgia for the Countryside

    Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here:   Released: 1995 Country: Vietnam Director: Dang Nhat Minh Language: Vietnamese Theme: Family & Relationships Genre: Drama Summary Set in a rice-growing village in Vietnam, this is a tale of crossroads where stories flow together like small rivers of sorrow. 17-year-old Nham has left school to care for his widowed mother, his little sister Minh, [...]

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  • The Women From The Lake of Scented Souls

    The Women From The Lake of Scented Souls

    The men in a rural Chinese village make secret plans to watch sex and action films from Hong Kong. As the story unfolds it becomes clear that the little village can provide more scandalous and juicy materials than any filmmaker can dream up.

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  • Little Brown Comedies

    Little Brown Comedies

    Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here:   Released: 2009 Country: Philippines Director: Khavn De La Cruz Language: Tagalog Theme: Art & Music Genre: Experimental Summary A collection of short films by the enfant terrible of Philippine cinema, including ‘Amen, a brown comedy’ — a satire on the traditional Filipino custom of having younger people raise the hands of their elders, to [...]

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  • Motel Cactus

    Motel Cactus

    Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Enter Coupon Code: Original Title: Motel Seoninjang Released: 1997 Country: South Korea Director: Park Ki Yong Language: Korean Theme: Gender & Sexuality Genre: Drama Summary Seemingly voyeuristic in its approach, Motel Cactus is a steamy narrative of people’s lives and relationships, all of which takes place in a single, seedy motel room in Seoul. The film consists of four separate stories [...]

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  • Kiss Me Not On The Eyes

    Kiss Me Not On The Eyes

    Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Dunia Released: 2005 Country: Lebanon Director: Jocelyn Saab Language: Arabic Theme: Gender & Sexuality Genre: Drama Summary Set in Egypt, Dunia is a richly told narrative that centers on the protagonist, a young woman who studies poetry and dance at the local university. Fiercely independent, Dunia struggles against the traditions of her culture [...]

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  • Before We Fall In Love Again

    Before We Fall In Love Again

    Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here:    Original Title: Nian Ni Ru Xi  Released: 2006 Country: Malaysia Director: James Lee Language: Mandarin, Cantonese Theme: Family & Relationships Genre: Romance Summary Before We Fall In Love Again is the first part in James Lee’s Love Trilogy, inspired by Harold Pinter’s Betrayal, the second being Things We Do When We Fall In Love.  [...]

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  • And The Moon Dances

    And The Moon Dances

    Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Bulan Tertusuk Ilalang Released: 1995 Country: Indonesia Director: Garin Nugroho Language: Indonesian Theme: Ethnicity & Cultural Identity Genre: Drama Summary Literally translated, the title means “The Moon Pierced by Wild Grass,” and the film tells the story of the relationship between an aged traditional song teacher named Waluyo, his folk music disciple Ilalang [...]

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  • Lady Of The Roses

    Lady Of The Roses

    Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here:     Original Title: Banoo-Ye Gol-E Released: 2008 Country: Iran Director: Mojtaba Mirtamasb Language: Persian Theme: Ecology & The Environment Genre: Documentary Summary ‘Lady of the Roses’ is the name given to the late Shahindokht Sanati, a lady who went to the Lalehzaar region of Kerman before the Islamic revolution. She replaced poppies with roses [...]

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  • August Sun Trailer

    August Sun Trailer

    Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here:      Original Title: Ira Madiyama Released: 2003 Country: Sri Lanka Director: Prasanna Vithanage Language: Sinhalese Theme: War & Military Genre: Drama Summary This filmic offering by acclaimed director Prasanna Vithanage (Walls Within and Death on a Full Moon Day) is a poignant narrative of human displacement against the backdrop of the bitter, real-life conflict [...]

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  • Chrysanthemum Tea Trailer

    Chrysanthemum Tea Trailer

      Have a coupon? Enter code here:    Original Title: Juhua Cha Released: 2000 Country: China Director: Jin Chen Language: Mandarin Theme: Gender & Sexuality Genre: Romance Summary Railway worker Ma Jianxin lives an aimless life by himself. One day he is sent to a training class at a worker’s cultural center where he meets a young female teacher named Li Weihua. The two find that they have similar purpose and interests and fall deeply in love. Li suffers from [...]

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  • Spring in the Colony

    Spring in the Colony

    Situated on the southern fringes of Calcutta, the bustling, sunny Deshbandhu colony, a settlement of refugees from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), has a lot going on.

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  • The Wind Game

    The Wind Game

    The Wind Game is about love, death and a spiritual quest for a homeland. A young man is searching for his father, and encounters a man who relates a story to him. The young man then has a visionary dream that he writes down in a letter to his old friend, an elderly Poet in Austria.

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  • Rumi – Poet Of The Heart

    Rumi – Poet Of The Heart

    The surprising bestselling poet in America is a thirteenth-century Sufi poet and mystic named Jelaluddin Rumi. For seven hundred years, Rumi’s writings have enchanted, inspired, and enlightened Muslims, Jews, Christians, Hindus, and Buddhists.

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  • Lesson From Bam

    Lesson From Bam

    Made 40 days after the 2003 earthquake in Bam, Iran killed over 68,000 people and destroyed the city’s ancient mud-brick citadel, Lesson from Bam honors the Great Citadel – a heritage that is gone, but a memory that should be kept.

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  • Heiran

    Heiran

    This film is the story of a 17 year old rural girl, Mahi, who comes from a war-stricken family in southern Iran. Mahi falls in love with an Afghan student named Heiran, who has came to her village to work. Mahi’s family is strictly against her marriage to an Afghan. Mahi must now choose between her family and her love for the Afghan student, Heiran.

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  • Gilaneh

    Gilaneh

    The film illustrates the love and devotion a mother has for her son and daughter even though the violence of war destroys their dreams.

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