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KOKUHO
An unexpected box office sensation in Japan, KOKUHO is the long-gestating passion project of director Lee Sang-il, whose previous work is familiar with HIFF audiences like HULA GIRLS and the Japanese remake of UNFORGIVEN. Born from his 15-year fascination with kabuki and the onnagata tradition—men playing women on stage—Lee adapts Shūichi Yoshida’s serialized novel into
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
Celebrated Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi transforms a simple mishap into a riveting allegory of resistance. What begins as a minor accident sets in motion a series of escalating consequences, as an everyday collision between two strangers spirals into a dangerous entanglement with bureaucracy, surveillance, and state power. With his characteristic blend of realism and suspense,
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