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India

Review: “Chhapaak” Uses Acid Attacks to Highlight Victimization of Women in India

By Srujana Yadlapalli

South Korea

Review: “Secret Zoo” Looks For Laughs With Humans Dressing Like Animals

By Anthony Kao

Indonesia

Review: “Halfworlds” Was HBO Asia’s First Home-Grown Fantasy Epic

By James Guild

South Korea

Review: “Kim Ji-young, Born 1982” Shows How Korean Society Has Internalized Sexism

By Xingting Gong

South Korea

Review: “Ashfall” Is An Epic Disaster Film With Korean Flavor…And Tropes Galore

By Anthony Kao

Hong Kong

Review: “Ip Man 4” Captures the Spirit of China’s National Rejuvenation Through Kung Fu

By Richard Yu

China

Review: “So Long, My Son” Offers Meditative Look At Two Chinese Families Over Three Decades

By Anthony Kao

Macao

Review: “Ina and the Blue Tiger Sauna” is a Uniquely Macanese Neo-Noir

By Richard Yu

Hong Kong

Review: “I’m Livin’ It” Shines Light on Hong Kong’s Homeless

By Richard Yu

Indonesia

Review: “A Copy of My Mind” is Joko Anwar’s Love Letter to Jakarta

By James Guild

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