17th Busan International Film Festival | |
Opening: | Cold War |
Closing: | Television |
Host: | Ahn Sung-ki Tang Wei |
Date: | October 4 to October 13, 2012 |
Location: | Busan, South Korea |
The 17th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 4 to October 13, 2012 at the Busan Cinema Center[1] and was hosted by Ahn Sung-ki and Chinese actress Tang Wei, who is the first foreign celebrity to host the event.[2] [3]
In this year's festival, a total of 304 films from 75 countries was screened, with 93 serving as world premieres and 39 serving as international premieres. The event was attended by more than 10,000 guests from over 60 countries.[4] [5]
The 304 films, which includes films from countries such as Japan, India, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia, were played on 37 screens in seven theaters in Busan, including Busan Cinema Center, CGV Centum City, Lotte Cinema Centum City, and Megabox Haeundae.
† World premiere
†† International premiere
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
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B-E-D | 베드 Bedeu | South Korea | † | ||
Dangerous Liaisons | 危險關係 | China | |||
Doctor | 닥터 Dakteo | South Korea | † | ||
El Condor Pasa | 콘돌은 날아간다 Kondoleun Nalaganda | South Korea | † | ||
National Security | 남영동 1985 Namyeong-dong 1985 | South Korea | † | ||
Rhino Season | وەرزی کەرگەدەن ، فصل کرگدن | Iran | † | ||
The Gardener | باغبان Bāghbān | Iran |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
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10+10 |
| Taiwan | |||
A Motor Home Adventure | 房車奇遇 Fang Che Qi Yu | Yang Lu | China | † | |
All Apologies | 愛的替身 Ai De Ti Shen | Emily Tang | China | ||
An End to Killing | 止殺 Zhi Sha | Ping Wang | China | ||
Beautiful 2012 |
| Hong Kong, China Taiwan | |||
Beijing Flickers | 有種 Yǒu Zhǒng | China | |||
Born to Hate...Destined to Love | Ishaqzaade | India | |||
Breakaway | Alagwa | Ian Loreños | Philippines | † | |
Captive | Philippines France | ||||
Cold Bloom | 桜並木の満開の下に Sakura Namiki no Mankai no Shita ni | Japan | † | ||
Diablo | Ramon Mez de Guzman | Philippines | †† | ||
Distortion | คน โลก จิต | Thailand | †† | ||
Eden | Masaharu Take | Japan | † | ||
Fly with the Crane | 告訴他們,我乘白鶴去了 Gaosu Tamen, Wo cheng Baihe Qu Le | China | |||
Four Stations | สถานี 4 ภาค Satanee See Pak | Boonsong Nakphoo | Thailand | †† | |
Full Circle | 飛越老人院 Fei Yue Lao Ren Yuan | China | †† | ||
Girlfriend, Boyfriend | 女朋友。男朋友 | Gillies Ya-che Yang | Taiwan | ||
Hello Goodbye | 안녕 굿바이 Anyoung Gutbayi | Titien Wattimena | Indonesia South Korea | † | |
I.D. | Kamal K. M. | India | |||
If It's Not Now, Then When? | Malaysia | † | |||
Japan's Tragedy | 日本の悲劇 Nihon no Higeki | Japan | † | ||
Land of Hope | 希望の国 Kibō no Kuni | Japan | |||
Like Someone in Love | ライク・サムワン・イン・ラブ Raiku Samuwan In Rabu | Japan France | |||
Love in the Buff | 春嬌與志明 | Hong Kong | |||
Mekong Hotel | Thailand | ||||
Memories Look at Me | 記憶望著我 Ji yi wang zhe wo | Fang Song | China | ||
Mystery | 浮城謎事 | China | |||
Nil | Sri Lanka United States | ||||
Odayaka | おだやかな日常 Odayaka na Nichijo | Nobuteru Uchida | Japan United States | † | |
Our Homeland | かぞくのくに Kazoku no kuni | Japan | |||
Peculiar Vacation and Other Illnesses | Vakansi Yang Janggal Dan Penyakit Lainnya | Yosep Anggi Noen | Indonesia | ||
Penance | 贖罪 Shokuzai | Japan | |||
Poor Folk | Midi Z | Taiwan Myanmar | |||
Postcards from the Zoo | Kebun binatang | Edwin | Indonesia | ||
Rent-a-Cat | レンタネコ Rentaneko | Japan | |||
Seven Something |
| Thailand | †† | ||
Shackled | Posas | Lawrence Fajardo | Philippines | †† | |
Shyamal Uncle Turns off the Lights | India | ||||
Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay | Antoinette Jadaone | Philippines | |||
Soegija | Indonesia | ||||
Student | Студент | Kazakhstan | |||
The Cremator | 焚屍人 | Tao Peng | China | ||
The Dancer | Sang Penari | Indonesia | |||
Taboor | Vahid Vakilifar | Iran | |||
Talgat | Zhanna Issabayeva | Kazakhstan | |||
The Empty Home | Nurbek Egen | Kyrgyzstan | |||
Thy Womb | Sinapupunan | Philippines | |||
Valley of Saints | Musa Syeed | India United States | |||
Wildlife | Kalayaan | Philippines | †† |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
111 Girls | Darbare 111 dokhtar | Nahid Ghobadi Bijan Zmanpira | Iraq | † | |
36 | Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Thailand | †† | ||
Apparition | Aparisyon | Isabel Sandoval (credited as Vincent Sandoval)[6] | Philippines | †† | |
Fatal | 가시꽃 Gashi Ggot | South Korea | † | ||
Filmistaan | Nitin Kakkar | India | † | ||
Kayan | Maryam Najafi | Lebanon Canada | |||
The Town Of Whales | Keiko Tsuruoka | Japan | †† | ||
Together | 甜・祕密 Tian mi mi | Hsu Chae-Jen | Taiwan | † | |
Touch of the Light | 逆光飛翔 Ni guang fei xiang | Chang Jung-Chi | Taiwan | †† | |
Your Time Is Up | 누구나 제 명에 죽고 싶다 Nuguna Je Myeonge Jokgo Shipda | Kim Sung-hyun | South Korea | † |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
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Architecture 101 | 건축학개론 Geonchukhakgaeron (lit. "Introduction to Architecture") | South Korea | |||
Behind the Camera | 뒷담화: 감독이 미쳤어요 Dwitdamhwa: Gamdokyi Micheotseoyo | South Korea | † | ||
The Concubine | 후궁: 제왕의 첩 Hugoong: Jewangui Chub (lit. "Royal Concubine: Concubine to the King") | South Korea | |||
A Muse | 은교 Eun-gyo | South Korea | |||
Helpless | 화차 Hwa-cha | South Korea | |||
In Another Country | 다른 나라에서 Dareun Naraeseo | South Korea | |||
My Way | 마이 웨이 Mai Wei | South Korea | |||
범죄와의 전쟁 Bumchoiwaui Junjaeng (lit. "War on Crime: The Golden Age of the Bad Guys") | South Korea | ||||
Perfect Number | 용의자X Yonguija X (lit. "Suspect X") | South Korea | |||
Pietà | 피에타 | South Korea | |||
The Taste of Money | 돈의 맛 Donui Mat | South Korea | |||
Touch | 터치 Teochi | Min Byung-hun | South Korea | † | |
Tumbleweed | 창수 Changsoo | Lee Duk-hee | South Korea | † | |
The Ugly Duckling | 미운오리새끼 Miwoonorisaeggi | South Korea | |||
The Weight | 무게 Muge | South Korea | |||
Two Weddings and a Funeral | 두 번의 결혼식과 한 번의 장례식 Du Beon-ui Gyeol-hon-sik-gwa Han Beon-ui Jang-nye-sik | South Korea | |||
The Winter of the Year was Warm | 내가 고백을 하면 Naega Gobaekeul Hamyeon | South Korea |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
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Azooma | 공정사회 Gongjeongsahoe | Lee Ji-seung | South Korea | † | |
Jiseul | 지슬 | South Korea | † | ||
Love in 42.9 | 낭만파 남편의 편지 Nangmanpa Nampyeonui Pyeonji | Choi Wi-ahn | South Korea | † | |
Mai Ratima | 마이 라띠마 Ma-i Rattima | South Korea | † | ||
Melo | 멜로 Mello | Roy Lee (South Korea) | South Korea | † | |
Over and Over Again | 개똥이 Gaeddongyi | Kim Byung-june | South Korea | † | |
Pluto | 명왕성 Myungwangsung | South Korea | † | ||
Sunshine Boys | 1999, 면회 1999, Myeonhee | Kim Tae-gon | South Korea | † | |
The Russian Novel | 러시안 소설 Reosian Soseol | South Korea | † | ||
The Sound of Memories | Lee Gong-hee | South Korea | † |
English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
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Love Me Once Again | Jung So-young | South Korea | |
Prince Daewon | South Korea | ||
Red Scarf | South Korea | ||
Rice | South Korea | ||
Spring, Spring | Kim Soo-young | South Korea | |
The Homeless Wanderer | South Korea | ||
The Power for Ten Years | South Korea | ||
Towards the High Place | Lim Won-sik | South Korea |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
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3 | Uruguay Argentina Germany | ||||
A Royal Affair | En kongelig affære | Denmark Sweden Czech Republic Germany | |||
A Special Day | Un giorno speciale | Italy | †† | ||
Abigail Harm | Michel Franco | Mexico | |||
After Lucia | Después de Lucía | United States Hong Kong, China | † | ||
Antiviral | Canada | ||||
Argo | United States | ||||
Barbara | Germany | ||||
Beasts of the Southern Wild | United States | ||||
Berberian Sound Studio | United Kingdom | ||||
Beyond the Hills | După dealuri | Romania France | |||
Blancanieves | Spain France | ||||
Blood Pressure | Sean Garrity | Canada | † | ||
Caesar Must Die | Cesare deve morire | Italy | |||
Calm at Sea | La mer à l'aube | France Germany | |||
Comes a Bright Day | Simon Aboud | United Kingdom | |||
Dormant Beauty | Bella addormentata | Italy France | |||
Staub auf unseren Herzen | Germany | †† | |||
Eat Sleep Die | Äta sova dö | Sweden | |||
Eden | United States | ||||
Good Vibrations | Lisa Barros D'Sa Glenn Leyburn | United Kingdom Ireland | |||
Here and There | Aquí y allá | Spain United States Mexico | |||
Holy Motors | France | ||||
Horses of God | Les chevaux de Dieu يا خيل الله Yakheel Allah | Morocco France Belgium | |||
If Only Everyone | Եթե բոլորը | Nataliya Belyauskene | Armenia | ||
Imagine | Poland France Portugal | ||||
In the Fog | В тумане | Germany Russia Latvia Netherlands Belarus | |||
Just the Wind | Csak a szél | Hungary | |||
Töte mich | Germany Switzerland France | ||||
Kinshasa Kids | Belgium | ||||
La Playa DC | Juan Andrés Arango | Colombia Brazil France | |||
Laurence Anyways | Canada France | ||||
Le Grand Soir | France Belgium | ||||
Lore | Australia | ||||
Love | Amour | France Germany Austria | |||
The Passion of Marie | Balladen om Marie (lit. "The Ballad of Marie") | Denmark | †† | ||
Material | Craig Freimond | South Africa | |||
Mía | Javier van de Couter | Argentina | |||
Nairobi Half Life | David 'Tosh' Gitonga | Kenya Germany | |||
Nick | Fow Pyng Hu | Netherlands | †† | ||
Night of Silence | Lal Gece | Reis Çelik | Turkey | ||
Noor | Çagla Zencirci Guillaume Giovanetti | France Pakistan | |||
Paradies: Liebe | Austria Germany France | ||||
Pilgrim Hill | Ireland | ||||
Post Tenebras Lux | Mexico France Netherlands Germany | ||||
Purge | Puhdistus | Finland Estonia | †† | ||
Reality | Italy France | ||||
Reported Missing | Die Vermissten | Jan Speckenbach | Germany | ||
Salt | Sal | Diego Rougier | Chile Argentina | †† | |
Shell | Scott Graham | United Kingdom | |||
Sky Force 3D | Tony Tang | Hong Kong, China United States | |||
Sofia and the Stubborn | Sofía y el Terco | Andres Burgos Vallejo | Colombia Peru | ||
Something in the Air | Après mai | France | |||
Still Mine | Canada | †† | |||
The Angels' Share | United Kingdom France Belgium Italy | ||||
The Commander and the Stork | Il comandante e la cicogna | Italy Switzerland | † | ||
The Dandelions | Du vent dans mes mollets | Carine Tardieu | France | †† | |
The Domino Effect | Netherlands | †† | |||
The Fifth Season | La cinquième saison | Peter Brosens Jessica Woodworth | Belgium | ||
The Good Lie | Shawn Linden | Canada | †† | ||
The Hunt | Jagten | Denmark | |||
The Last Sentence | Dom över död man (lit. "Judgement on the Dead") | Sweden Norway | |||
The Last Time I Saw Macao | A Última Vez Que Vi Macau | João Pedro Rodrigues João Rui Guerra da Mata | Portugal France | ||
The Man Who Laughs | L'homme qui rit | France Czech Republic | |||
The Patience Stone | سنگ صبور | France Germany Afghanistan | |||
The Pirogue | La Pirogue | France Senegal Germany | |||
The Sapphires | Australia | ||||
The Sessions | United States | ||||
The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears | Teona Strugar Mitevska | Macedonia | |||
Violeta Went to Heaven | Violeta se fue a los cielos | Chile Argentina Brazil | |||
Water | Yona Rozenkier | Israel Palestine France | |||
White Belly | Ventre blanc | Jordi Lara | Spain | † | |
Woman's Lake | Frauensee | Zoltan Paul | Germany | ||
Yuma | Piotr Mularuk | Poland Czech Republic |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
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All Musicians Are Bastards | Kõik muusikud on kaabakad | Heleri Saarik | Estonia | † | |
Annelie | Antej Farac | Germany Switzerland | † | ||
Flower Buds | Poupata | Zdeněk Jiráský | Czech Republic | †† | |
Für Elise | Wolfgang Dinslage | Germany | †† | ||
State of Emergency | Avariynoe sostoyanie | Vsevolod Bennigsen | Russia | †† | |
Steel | Acciaio | Stefano Mordini | Italy | †† | |
The Crack | El resquicio | Alfonso Acosta | Colombia Argentina | † | |
The Scar | Jimmy Larouche | Canada | †† |
English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
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A Day Worth Dying For | Byun Hyun-a | South Korea | † | |
Choongshim, Soso | Kim Jung-in | South Korea | † | |
Dug-Goo TV | Shin Min-hee | South Korea | † | |
Last Night | Bae Du-ri | South Korea | † | |
Mackerel | Lee Seol-hee | South Korea | † | |
Mija | Jeon Hyo-jeong | South Korea | † | |
Miss Longlegs | Yun Mo | South Korea | † | |
Night Market | South Korea | † | ||
Spring on Campus | Ahn Seung-hyuk | South Korea | † | |
Suffocation | Kwon Oh-kwang | South Korea | † | |
The Knitting | South Korea | † | ||
The Night of the Witness | Park Buem | South Korea | † | |
The Trace | Chung Ji-yun | South Korea | † | |
Unlawful Love | Kim Jun-sung | South Korea | † |
English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
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A Little Farther | Nikan Nezami | Iran | † | |
Aurora, My Aurora | Janus Victoria | Philippines | † | |
Daily Life | Chang Chia Yun | Taiwan | †† | |
I Offered You Pleasure | Farah Shaer | Lebanon | † | |
Late Shift | Edward Khoo | Singapore | † | |
Oriole | Kaynipa Polnikorn | Thailand | † | |
Saba | Roqiye Tavakoli | Iran | † | |
The Artist | India | † | ||
The Container | Abu Shahed Emon | Bangladesh South Korea | † | |
The Lowest Extremities | Farhad Qazi | United Arab Emirates | †† | |
The Outpost | Sayed Jalal Hussaini | Afghanistan | † | |
This Is London | Mohammed Rashed Buali | Bahrain United Arab Emirates | †† | |
Transferring | Junichi Kanai | Japan | †† |
English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
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Convenience | Sam McKeith Tom McKeith | Australia | † | |
Cut To Fit | Giovanni La Parola | Italy | †† | |
Kiruna-Kigali | Goran Kapetanović | Sweden Rwanda | † | |
Plot | Pavle Vuckovic | Serbia | † | |
When Bucketwheet Flowers Blossom | Ahn Jae-hun Han Hye-jin | South Korea | † |
English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
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Anxiety | Min Hwan-ki | South Korea | † | |
Char... The No-Man's Island | Sourav Sarangi | India | † | |
Embers | Tamara Stepanyan | Lebanon Qatar Armenia | † | |
Forest Dancing | Kang Seok-pil | South Korea | † | |
Go Grandriders | Hua Tien-Hao | Taiwan | †† | |
In God's Land | Pankaj Rishi Kumar | India | † | |
Serenade | Benito Bautista | Philippines | †† | |
The Cat that Lived a Million Times | Tadasuke Kotani | Japan | † | |
Tour of Duty | Kim Dong-ryeong, Park Gyeong-tae | South Korea | † | |
Wellang Trei | Kim Tae-il | South Korea | † |
English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
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5 Broken Cameras | Emad Burnat Guy Davidi | Palestine Israel France Netherlands | ||
A Better Life Is Elsewhere | Rolando Colla | Switzerland Bosnia and Herzegovina | †† | |
Beyond School | Kim Han-kook | South Korea | † | |
Captain Kang | Won Ho-yeon | South Korea | † | |
Chiri/Trace | Japan | |||
El Maestro Saharaui | Nicolás Muñoz | Spain | ||
King Hu | Hubert Niogret | France | † | |
Magic Words (Breaking a Spell) | Mercedes Moncada | Mexico | ||
My Name Is Negahdar Jamali and I Make Westerns | Kamran Heidari | Iran | † | |
Paramedico | Benjamin Gilmour | Australia | †† | |
Polluting Paradise | Germany | |||
Still I Strive | Adam Pfleghaar A. Todd Smith | Cambodia United States | † | |
The End of Time | Switzerland Canada | |||
Theater 1 | Japan United States France | † | ||
Theater 2 | Japan United States France | † | ||
Three Sisters | China | |||
Tony Rayns and a Quarter Century of Korean Cinema | Seo Won-tae | South Korea |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
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Arnab Chaudhuri | India | ||||
Ernest & Celestine | Ernest et Célestine | France Belgium Luxembourg | |||
The Life of Budori Gusuko | グスコーブドリの伝記 Guskō Budori no Denki | Japan |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
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A Werewolf Boy | 늑대소년 Neukdae Sonyeon (lit. "Wolf Boy") | South Korea | |||
Barfi! | India | ||||
Don't Cry Mommy | 돈 크라이 마미 Don keurai Mami | Kim Yong-han | South Korea | † | |
My Father's Bike | Mój rower | Poland | |||
Pinocchio | Enzo D'Alò | Italy Luxembourg Belgium France | †† | ||
Rurouni Kenshin | るろうに剣心 | Keishi Ōtomo | Japan | †† | |
Tai Chi 0 | 太極之零開始 | Stephen Fung | China | ||
The Thieves | 도둑들 Dodukdeul | South Korea |
English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
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Arabesques On The Pirosmani Theme | Georgia | ||
Ashik Kerib | Sergei Parajanov Dodo Abashidze | Georgia | |
Parajanov: The Last Spring | Armenia United States | ||
The Color of Armenian Land | Armenia | ||
Autumn Pastoral | Armenia | ||
Erased Faces | Armenia | ||
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors | Ukraine | ||
The Color of Pomegranates | Armenia | ||
The Legend of Suram Fortress | Sergei Parajanov Dodo Abashidze | Georgia | |
Ukrainian Rhapsody | Ukraine |
English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
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Akhtar the Clown | Latif Ahmadi | Afghanistan | |
Like Eagle | Faiz Mohammad Khairzada | Afghanistan | |
Love Epic | Latif Ahmadi | Afghanistan | |
Once Upon a Time | Khaleq A’lil, Mohmmad Ali Rownaq, Sultan Hamid Hashem | Afghanistan | |
Rabia Balkhie | Abdullah Shadan Mohammad Nazir | Afghanistan | |
The Stranger | Afghanistan |
English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
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Night Train | Poland | ||
Bad Luck | Poland | ||
The Saragossa Manuscript | Poland | ||
Poland | |||
Cul-de-sac | Poland | ||
The Promised Land | Poland | ||
Blind Chance | Poland | ||
A Year of the Quiet Sun | Poland | ||
Crows | Poland | ||
In Darkness | Poland |
English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
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Life Sentence | Mexico | ||
The Beginning and the End | Mexico | ||
The Castle of Purity | Mexico | ||
The Realm of Fortune | Mexico |
English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
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Birth of Happiness | Park Sang-ho | South Korea | |
Father of a Soldier | Georgia | ||
Red Scarf | South Korea | ||
Side by Side | Christopher Kenneally | United States |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
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Japan | † | ||||
Comrade Kim Goes Flying | Anja Daelemans Nicholas Bonner Kim Gwang-hun | Belgium United Kingdom North Korea | |||
攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX Solid State Society Kōkaku Kidōtai STAND ALONE COMPLEX Solid State Society | Japan | ||||
Mishima | 11・25自決の日 三島由紀夫と若者たち 11.25 Jiketsu no Hi: Mishima Yukio to Wakamonotachi (lit. "11:25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate") | Japan | |||
Petrel Hotel Blue | 海燕ホテル・ブルー Kaien Hoteru · Buru (lit. "Kaien Hotel in Blue") | Japan | |||
Soar into the Sun | 알투비: 리턴투베이스 Altubi: Riteontu Be-iseu (lit. "R2B: Return to Base) | South Korea | |||
The Great Flight | 위대한 비행 Widaehan Bihaeng | Jin Jae-un | South Korea | † | |
The Millennial Rapture | 千年の愉楽 Sennen no Yuraku | Japan | |||
Wish You Were Here | Australia |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
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Chained | Canada | ||||
Chaos | Désordres | Etienne Faure | France | ||
Compliance | United States | ||||
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 | Gangs of वासेपुर | India | |||
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 | Gangs of वासेपुर II | India | |||
Modus Anomali | Indonesia | ||||
Shadow People | United States | ||||
Sinister | United States | ||||
Stitches | Conor McMahon | Ireland | |||
The Fourth State | Die Vierte Macht | Germany | |||
Vanishing Waves | Aurora | Lithuania |