TROUBLE IN PARADISE is a psychological thriller that follows a social media influencer (Grace Fulton – Shazam!, Shazam! Fury of the Gods) and her photographer (Ludi Lin – Mortal Combat, Aquaman) on a trip to Hawai‘i where she grows increasingly jealous of an emerging younger rival (Lou Lou Safran – Annabelle: Creation, Annabelle Comes Home). …
Summer has begun, but one flower at the edge of a field of blooming flowers is reluctant to open up. With the help of a ladybug, she learns to have courage and is able to bloom.
The fiery and stubborn, Apolaki, tries to take the Earth for himself, not wanting to share with his obedient sister, Mayari. The siblings argue over ownership of the Earth leading to an all-out fistfight and chase sequence in space! The siblings take turns throwing punches and zooming around one another. As the fight climaxes, Mayari …
Based on the acclaimed Japanese manga series of the same name, THE FABLE: THE KILLER WHO DOESN’T KILL is the follow-up to Kan Eguchi’s 2019 action film, and continues the story of legendary hitman Akira Sato, aka The Fable (Junichi Okada). Known for his ruthlessness and quick kills, The Fable is ordered by his boss …
From the mind of writer/director Yoon Jae-Keun comes the inventive, high-concept action thriller SPIRITWALKER. A man awakens after a car crash in a body he doesn’t recognize with no idea who he is. Yet after spending the day searching for clues, to his shock he finds himself suddenly in the body of another. This amnesiac …
Cybernetically enhanced LAPD cop Alex Rain hunts android terrorists. After a run-in with some heavily armed enemies he starts to question his job as a killing machine, and leaves his profession. But his past catches up with him, and he soon becomes entangled in a violent conflict between cyborgs, androids and humans. Continuing in Albert …
It’s the year 2043. Political factions had come to a head after a war broke apart North America. In that process, Canada joined the United States, caving to the argument that the alliance was necessary for survival of the Government (previously, known as the U.S. government), but it resulted in a civil war of rebellion …
Miu (Saki Fukuda) works as a city servant who cares for her dying grandfather (Shohei Uno), a prominent opposer to the Immigrant Elimination Ordinance. A family friend named Koji (Arata Iura) commits suicide after admitting his role in concocting fraudulence to help push the act through. Miu takes it upon herself to make things right …
The ‘battle royale’ of Office Ladies is here! Naoko Tanaka (Nao) is an ordinary office lady, who witnesses the endless violence between the warring OL factions within her place of employment. Each faction is run by an office lady who has proven themself to be successful in both battle and the business field. While most …
One of the biggest Korean hits of the year, HIFF is thrilled to present HOSTAGE: MISSING CELEBRITY as a special Gala screening event at HIFF41. The debut feature of writer/director Pil Kam-sung, and produced by action veteran Ryoo Seung-wan, HOSTAGE is based on the 2015 Chinese film SAVING MR. WU. However this version has a …
