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Taiwan

Review: Taiwan’s “Unexpected Courage” Melodramatically Heroicizes Childbirth

By Brian Hioe

Philippines

Review: “Sunshine” Tackles Teenage Pregnancy and Abortion in a Conservative Philippines

By Jianne Soriano

Hong Kong

Review: “The Way We Talk” Examines Hong Kong’s Deaf Community and Culture

By Brian Hioe

Myanmar

Review: “MA – Cry of Silence” Paints Stirring, Personal Portrait of Post-Coup Myanmar

By Anthony Kao

Taiwan

Review: Taiwanese Movie “Daughter’s Daughter” Tugs at Heartstrings with Mother-Daughter Dynamics

By Brian Hioe

Japan

Review: “Escape” Imagines the Isolation of a Famed Japanese Terrorist

By Brian Hioe

Japan

Review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “Cloud” is a Gripping, Offbeat Thriller

By Brian Hioe

China

Review: Lou Ye’s “An Unfinished Film” Probes the Boundaries of Truth with Its COVID Docufiction

By Anthony Kao

Ivory Coast

Review: “Black Tea” Uses Taiwanese Funds to Promote China’s Belt and Road

By Anthony Kao

Japan

Review: Neo Sora’s “Happyend” Explores Anxious Youth in a Dystopian Japan

By Jianne Soriano

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