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South Korea
How “Steel Rain 2: Summit” Trumpets South Korea’s Left-Wing Political Idealism
By
Anthony Kao
Brazil
Review: Cannes Selection “Memory House” Is a Surrealistic Slow Burn That Fails to Satisfy
By
Kieran Davey
India
Review: “The Disciple” Is a Necessarily Critical Ode to Hindustani Classical Music
By
Arjun Baokar
South Korea
Review: “The Woman Who Ran” Is a Relaxed Triptych That Examines Women And Life
By
Brenda Chang
China
Review: “Jiang Ziya” Features Chinese Mythology Told Through World-Class Animation
By
Xingting Gong
China
Review: Jia Zhangke’s “Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue” Meanders Through Modern Chinese Literature
By
Anthony Kao
China
“76 Days” Features Heart-Wrenching Footage of Wuhan During the Worst Days of COVID-19
By
Richard Yu
Japan
Review: “Wife of a Spy” Is an Elegant Musing on Japanese Fascism from a Civilian’s Perspective
By
Akshay Suggula
Iran
Review: Manijeh Hekmat’s “Bandar Band” Is An Empathetic Road Trip Through A Flood-Stricken Iran
By
Lorna Codrai
China
Review: “The Best Is Yet to Come” Views China’s Hepatitis B Discrimination Through An Auteur Lens
By
Anthony Kao
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