Alcarràs, winner of the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year. The film depicts the life of a family of peach farmers in a small village in Catalonia, Spain. The natural performance by amateur actors vividly presents an extensive family, and tests skills of the director.

Director Carla Simón was born in an extensive family in Catalonia. She once stated that her birthplace and upbringing there are the source of her creation. Alcarràs is just her second feature film, and she is the first Spanish director ever to win the Golden Bear Award.

Pig seems to be a Hollywood commercial blockbuster, but in fact it’s more like Nicolas Cage’s lonely pig hunting journey.

Unlike conventional revenge thriller, the film focuses on inner struggle and pain of characters. Nicolas Cage, who tried various roles in recent years, delivered subtle performance. The character’s no bothering about trifles reminds us of Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant.

Pig is the debut film written and directed by newcomer director Michael Sarnoski. He was the First-Time Feature Film nominee for the 74th DGA Award. Don’t miss it because of the title. It’s worth finding out how Nicolas Cage performs in his best rated work in recent years.

Fatherhood is directed by Paul Weitz of the Weitz brothers known in Hollywood. The Weitz brothers co-directed classic romantic comedies, such as American Pie and About a Boy. Besides, In Good Company directed and written by Paul Weitz was shortlisted for the Competition Section of the 55th Berlin International Film Festival.

Based on a true story, the new film Fatherhood presents how a father, who used to be bad at attending to his family, brings up his baby girl as a single dad after his wife unexpectedly died a day after their daughter’s birth despite the disapproval of both his mother and mother-in-law.

Ukrainian film Viddana is a suspenseful fantasy masterpiece set in a small town in the eastern Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1900. It tells the story about how two girls grow up as childhood friends.

The film is the first feature film of Khrystyna Syvolap. Apart from the narrative, the exotic audiovisual presentation is like a sightseeing tour of Europe across the ages. Ukrainian rock band The Hardkiss composed the amazing sound tracks of the film.

Fire of Love is a documentary presented by the National Geographic. It tells the hottest love story through the most explosive imagery.

Directed by Sara Dosa, the film depicts the love between Katia and Maurice Krafft and their love for volcanoes. Over two decades, the intrepid French scientists and couple travelled around the world to capture volcanic explosions and record their discovery. They died in a volcanic explosion in 1991, leaving behind valuable information to enrich the world’s understanding of the natural world.

Unlike Sara Dosa’s previous reality documenting documentaries, Fire of Love makes extensive use of footages shot by Katia and Maurice Krafft, a majority of which was digitally transcribed for the first time and has not been disclosed in nearly 30 years. The spectacular footages not only show the natural great power of volcanoes and lava, but also tell a story about creation and destruction that transcends life, and contemplates the relationship between mankind and nature as well as the meaning of love and life.

Riverside Mukolitta, is the latest film written and directed by Japanese director Naoko Ogigami after four years since her last film. It’s adapted her novel of the same name starring Kenichi Matsuyama, Tsuyoshi Muro and Hikari Mitsushima.

Her previous masterpiece Close-Knit was screened at the 7th BJIFF. The screening became an instant hit with high ratings, and two extra screenings were added, all of which were fully occupied. Don’t miss the Riverside Mukolitta this time.

His new film Just Remembering starring his good friend Sosuke Ikematsu tells the bittersweet love story during the COVID-19 pandemic. The film is inspired by Night on Earth by Jim Jarmusch.

Eternally Younger Than Those Idiots adapted from the novel by Kikuko Tsumura, winner of the Dazai Osamu Prize and Akutagawa Prize, discusses anxieties of the younger generation in Japan about their social existence today. 

The film brings together the new generation of Japanese actors, led by Yui Sakuma and Nao, who play best friends with different attitudes towards life, and share the sweetness and bitterness of life through friction and collision.

Sensei, Would You Sit Beside Me? is a typical Japanese romance. The clever intertwining of manga and reality gives it a touch of light comedy.

Haru Kuroki, winner of the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, and Tasuku Emoto, winner of the Kinema Junpo Award for Best Actor of the Year, play a couple. Their delicate acting skills make the “love-hate” story more appealing.

The above-listed 11 international masterpieces encompass natural and realistic films, and imaginative and fun genres. Whichever genre you prefer, you will enjoy an unforgettable viewing experience in the “Global View” section!