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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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  • 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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  • Vampire of Quezon City

    Vampire of Quezon City

    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: 2006 Country: Philippines Director: Khavn De La Cruz Language: Tagalog Theme: Gender & Sexuality Genre: Horror Summary A serial killer is raping and murdering the most beautiful young women of Quezon City, and the detectives in this vampiro-porno-noir despair of capturing him. In flashbacks, we learn of his mother’s beatings and his own [...]

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  • Oliver

    Oliver

    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: 1983 Country: Philippines Director: Nick Deocampo Language: Tagalog Theme: Gender & Sexuality Genre: Documentary Summary Oliver is a female impersonator who supports his family by performing in Manila’s gay bars, in this first part of Nick Deocampo’s trilogy of Super-8 documentaries about life under the Marcos dictatorship. Festivals: Pusan International Film Festival 2009.

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  • Nature’s Humor

    Nature’s Humor

    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: Shokhi Tabiat Released: 2009 Country: Iran Director: Mohammad Reza Arab Language: Persian Theme: Gender & Sexuality Genre: Documentary Summary Director Mojtaba Mirtahmasb writes: “Trans-sexuality is a sexual identity disorder that is not regarded as an illness in our culture and people consider such individuals as having sexual perversion. Transsexuals are always mocked [...]

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  • Flying with One Wing Trailer

    Flying with One Wing 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: Tani Tatuwen Piyabanna Released: 2002 Country: Sri Lanka Director: Asoka Handagama Language: Sinhalese Theme: Gender & Sexuality Genre: Drama Summary Award-winning Sri Lankan director Asoka Handagama explores gender issues in Tani Tatuwen Piyabanna (Flying with One Wing). Successful mechanic Manju has a happy marriage, and enjoys dancing and playing soccer with his [...]

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  • Friendly And Harmonious

    Friendly And Harmonious

    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: 2005 Country: South Korea Director: Jang Hee Sun Language: Korean Theme: Gender & Sexuality Genre: Drama Summary This TV series, created in cooperation with the Korean Women Workers Associations United, illustrates Korean women fighting for respect in a male-dominated workplace.   Episode 1: The First Time In the eyes of her mother, SY [...]

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  • A Cheonggyecheon Dog

    A Cheonggyecheon Dog

    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: 2008 Country: South Korea Director: Kim Kyung Mook Language: Korean Theme: Gender & Sexuality <Genre: Drama, Experimental Summary In telling the story of a man and his contemplative walk along the river that divides Seoul, director Kim Kyung-Mook is using his setting of the Cheonggyecheon River; so notoriously polluted since the Japanese occupation [...]

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  • Sugar Is Not Sweet

    Sugar Is Not Sweet

    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: Nam Tan Mai Wan Released: 1965 Country: Thailand Director: Ratana Pestonji Language: Thai Theme: Gender & Sexuality Genre: Drama Summary A very old, wealthy Thai aristocrat who owns a hair treatment business wants to repay a debt to his dear Indian friend, now deceased, by having his son marry his friend’s daughter, [...]

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  • Forever Yours

    Forever Yours

    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: Chuafah Dinsalai Released: 1955 Country: Thailand Director: Khru Marut Language: Thai Theme: Gender & Sexuality Genre: Romance Summary When Master Papo brings his new young bride home to his logging camp, a love story begins to unfold. Not with the old man and his wife, but with his nephew, Sangmong, and Yupadee, [...]

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  • Country Hotel

    Country Hotel

    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: 1957 Country: Thailand Director: Ratana Pestonji Language: Thai Theme: Gender & Sexuality Genre: Comedy Summary Paradise Hotel is small rural bar with only one room. When a young, enigmatic woman named Riam arrives and asks for a room, she is told it is already taken. Riam says she has 12 children and is [...]

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  • The Art Of Flirting

    The Art Of Flirting

    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: 2005 Country: Singapore Director: Kan Lume Language: English Theme: Gender & Sexuality Genre: Drama, Experimental Summary Boy meets girl. Boy and girl fall for each other. Do they live happily ever after? The Art of Flirting leads you down this road and to that question, but it’s not your typical romance film. It [...]

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