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27th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival - 29.6.-9.7. bifan.kr (tba)
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- DirectorTakashi ShimizuStarsAlan ShirahamaRyôta KatayoseHayato KomoriTakashi Shimizu's newest film is about a mysterious cassette tape containing a melody. People who hear this melody gradually begin to hum it themselves and become involved in a mysterious incident. What is the mystery behind this melody?
- DirectorAri AsterStarsJoaquin PhoenixPatti LuPoneAmy RyanFollowing the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.
- DirectorBlair SmithStarsChris MulkeySally-Anne HuntCraig MucklerWith the passing of his estranged father, Russell inherits the only asset to his name: a bar. As relationships form and Rusty finds himself right at home, he'll soon learn that his inheritance holds a dark secret.
- DirectorSofia AlaouiStarsOumaima BaridMehdi DehbiFouad OughaouAs she nears the end of her pregnancy, Itto and her in-laws find their lives turned upside down by a supernatural event.
- DirectorDario GermaniStarsJessica PizziMonica CarpaneseGiuditta NiccoliUniversity students enter an atomic bunker for research. A sinister caretaker traps them inside. During the night, two students disappear. A cannibalistic madman disfigures and devours the group one by one through unprecedented violence.
- DirectorKai KoStarsKent TsaiBerant ZhuEdison SongOn the night of their high school graduation, three delinquents decide to exchange their darkest, most unspeakable secret.
- DirectorAnthony ChenStarsAdonis SklavenasAdriana TeplytskaAggelos GeorgiadisJacqueline escapes her war-torn country to a Greek island. She meets an unmoored tour guide and the two become close as they each find hope in the other.
- DirectorDaishi MatsunagaStarsRyohei SuzukiHio MiyazawaYûko NakamuraWhen Kôsuke was 14 years old, his mother died. He spent his adolescence in a rural village and suppressed his feelings as a gay male. Now, Kôsuke (Ryohei Suzuki) has grown up and works as a fashion magazine editor in Tokyo. He meets Ryûta (Hio Miyazawa), who works as a personal trainer. Ryûta's mother raised him alone and he is close to his mom. Kôsuke and Ryûta become attracted to each other and they sometimes spend time with Ryûta's mother. Kôsuke is happy to share time with Ryûta and his mother, which makes him remember his late mother. Kôsuke and Ryûta make an appointment to go for a drive together, but, on that day, Ryûta does not show up.
- DirectorKim AlbrightStarsAnna MaguireHamza HaqVeena SoodIn an alternate world where hearts are made of objects and suppressing emotions is self-care, a lonely woman rips out her own heart for the man she loves, only to discover that he has run away with it.
- DirectorCameron CairnesColin CairnesStarsDavid DastmalchianLaura GordonIan BlissA live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.
- DirectorAlberto FuguetStarsPaco MoyanoManolo RodríguezFrancesc MuletA film essay about a singular couple, Paco and Manolo, two Catalan photographers from the outskirts of Barcelona, who have been together for thirty years. Both have managed to work as a single photographer and have captured their imagery in Kink magazine, a very personal photography fanzine with an essentially Mediterranean homoerotic aesthetic.
- DirectorLee CroninStarsMirabai PeaseRichard CrouchleyAnna-Maree ThomasA twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.
- DirectorKongdej JaturanrasameeRasiguet SookkarnStarsJennis OprasertPraewa SuthamphongPhantira PipityakornIt is about a woman with memory loss faced with the challenge of survival on a mysterious island.
- DirectorSelma VilhunenStarsAlma PöystiVilhelm BlomgrenEero MilonoffA middle-aged couple who, in the middle of an infidelity crisis, decide to open their marriage and venture into polyamory.
- DirectorAdriyanto DewoStarsAsmara AbigailElang El GibranKiki NarendraGalang, a young man, is consumed with guilt after leaving his sister alone at a concert, where she died in a human stampede. Out of vengeance and curiosity, he sets out to discover the truth about his sister's untimely death by pretending to be a fan of a rock and metal underground band Axfiksia. Galang meets Asmara, the manager of the band, who accepts him as a crew member. As Galang gets to know both the band and underground music scene, he slowly but surely finds the answers he has been looking for, while simultaneously learning more about himself. Galang is an introspective journey about coming to peace with grief that also addresses-and challenges- stereotypes attached around rock and metal music.
- StarsByeon Sung-TaeShin Myung SungKim Kyu-jongSeung Jun, a wedding singer, finds himself withdrawn after getting his heart broken by his first love. Jae Hyun, a charming pianist, becomes instantly besotted and sets out to pursue him. Will the pianist succeed in serenading the singer?
- DirectorBrandon CronenbergStarsAlexander SkarsgårdMia GothCleopatra ColemanJames and Em Foster are enjoying an all-inclusive beach vacation in the fictional island of La Tolqa, when a fatal accident exposes the resort's perverse subculture of hedonistic tourism, reckless violence and surreal horrors.
- DirectorKenneth DagatanStarsBeauty GonzalezFelicity Kyle NapuliJames Mavie EstrellaStranded in the Philippines during World War II, a young girl finds that her duty to protect her dying mother is complicated by her misplaced trust in a beguiling, flesh-eating fairy.
- DirectorVasilis KatsoupisStarsWillem DafoeGene BervoetsEliza StuyckNemo, a high-end art thief, is trapped in a New York penthouse after his heist doesn't go as planned. Locked inside with nothing but priceless works of art, he must use all his cunning and ingenuity to survive.
- DirectorAnurag KashyapStarsRahul BhatMegha BurmanAamir DalviAn insomniac ex-cop who dwells in different circumstances looking for redemption. The ex-cop, who is presumed dead for a long time, operates secretly for the corrupt system.
- DirectorJason EisenerStarsDominic MarichePhoebe RexCalem MacDonaldAn all-time rager of a teen house party turns to terror when aliens attack, forcing two warring siblings to band together to survive the night.
- DirectorWonsuk LeeStarsLee HaneeLee Sun-kyunGong MyoungA retired actress who marries an island chaebol and meets a 3-time-test-taker who lives next door.
- DirectorDaphné BaiwirStarsMike FlanaganTim CurryJames Caan1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since, more than 50 directors adapted the master of horror's books, in more than 80 films and series, making him now, the most adapted author still alive in the world.
- DirectorJayro BustamanteStarsMaría Mercedes CoroySabrina De La HozMargarita KenéficAn aging paranoid war criminal, protected by his faithful wife, faces death while being haunted by the ghosts of his past.
- DirectorRobert ClouseStarsBruce LeeJohn SaxonJim KellyA Shaolin martial artist travels to an island fortress to spy on an opium lord - who is also a former monk from his temple - under the guise of attending a fighting tournament.
- DirectorColin WestStarsJim GaffiganRhea SeehornKatelyn NaconWhen the host of a failing children's science show endeavors to achieve his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut by constructing a rocket ship in his garage, a series of bizarre events occur that cause him to question his own reality.
- DirectorSoi CheangStarsLok Man YeungCharm Man ChanTing Yip NgRevolves around a fortune teller and a murderer.
- DirectorSaara SaarelaStarsSaga SarkolaMimosa WillamoLauri TilkanenIn this dystopian literary adaptation, a courageous young woman fights for fresh water in the Scandinavian Union, an area that has dried up due to environmental disaster and a repressive military government.
- DirectorMatt VeselyStarsLily SullivanLing Cooper TangAnsuya NathanA headstrong journalist whose investigative podcast uncovers a strange artifact, an alien conspiracy, and the lies at the heart of her own story.
- DirectorYoon Jong-binStarsChoi Min-sikHa Jung-wooCho Jin-woongOn the verge of being fired, a corrupt customs official finds a haul of drugs and teams up with a vicious gangster to become the most powerful crime partnership in Busan.
- DirectorJi ZhaoStarsSu Ling ChanDavid ChenAlex HomFifteen hundred years after the war of gods, the heaven declined. Yang Jian, the God of Erlang, made a living by working as a catcher. One day, Yang Jian was ordered to hunt down a young man, his own nephew.
- DirectorKjersti Helen RasmussenStarsEili HarboeHerman TømmeraasDennis StorhøiA woman is plagued by constant nightmares after moving into a large, suspiciously cheap apartment. The apartment's terrible secret soon reveals itself through her dreams.
- DirectorTereza NvotováStarsNatalia GermaniEva MoresJuliana OlhováA young woman returns to her native mountain village, searching for answers about her troubled childhood, but as she tries to uncover the truth, ancient superstitions lead the villagers to accuse her of witchcraft and murder.
- DirectorDaniel DiosdadoStarsLauren BiazzoDietrich TeschnerVanessa CalderónWhen a reporter filming a story about a serial killer targeting the city's priests comes face to face with the killer, she must choose between turning him in - or directing him towards her abusive father.
- DirectorYûdai YamaguchiStarsTak SakaguchiKristian ErosJacob EisemanTwo ruthless yakuza gangs interrupt the shooting of an action flick at an abandoned factory. The action star isn't too pleased. One hundred yakuza against one ? Pfff, too easy.
- DirectorRobert HlozStarsAndrea MohylováMatej HádekMilan OndríkSet in central Europe during 2041, a female detective investigates the case of a murdered couple where a restoration team is able to bring one of them back to life.
- DirectorScott WaughStarsJackie ChanJohn CenaChunrui MaTwo ex-special forces soldiers must escort a group of civilians along Baghdad's "Highway of Death" to the safety of the Green Zone.
- DirectorAlejandro BruguésMike MendezGigi Saul GuerreroStarsEfren RamirezGreg GrunbergSonya EddyWhen police break into a house in El Paso, they find it filled with dead Latinos and a lone survivor. Known as "El Viajero," he is taken to the police station for questioning.
- DirectorSteve J. AdamsSean HorlorStarsBlanche BartonCharles EnnisKen LanningIt tells the story of how the Satanic Panic of the 1980s was ignited by "Michelle Remembers", a memoir by psychiatrist and his patient. The book relied on recovered-memory therapy to uncover Michelle's abduction by baby-stealing Satanists.
- DirectorNick SwannellStarsAbby BrenchleyAdam EdgerleyRichard ElisAfter her ambitious mother's hustle fails to secure their theatre home, exploited singer Ella joins her con-artist sister's social media scam. But when the truth about their father's death emerges, family loyalty only goes so far.
- DirectorQuentin DupieuxStarsGilles LelloucheVincent LacosteAnaïs DemoustierA group of vigilantes called the "tobacco-forces" is falling apart. To rebuild team spirit, their leader suggests that they meet for a week-long retreat, before returning to save the world.
- DirectorChristopher MurrayStarsValentina Véliz CaileoDaniel AntiviloSebastian HülkOn the remote island of Chiloé in the late 19th century, an Indigenous girl named Rosa lives and works with her father on a farm. When the foreman brutally turns on Rosa's father, she sets out for justice, seeking help from the king of a powerful organization of sorcerers.
- DirectorUpi AviantoStarsPevita PearceArio BayuChristine HakimAlana was separated from her parents and was adopted by a rich woman. As she reaches adulthood, she discovers the truth about her origin.
- DirectorJoe LynchStarsHeather GrahamJudah LewisBruce DavisonA psychiatrist becomes obsessed with one of her young patients, who she later discovers is linked to an ancient curse.
- DirectorKaroline LyngbyeStarsMarie Bach HansenMikkel Boe FølsgaardMihlo OlsenThe creative couple Stine and Teit and their young son Nemo leave their urban life in Copenhagen behind in favour of an isolated forest in Sweden, where they hope to find themselves as individuals.
- DirectorDamien LeoneStarsLauren LaVeraDavid Howard ThorntonElliott FullamAfter being resurrected by a sinister entity, Art the Clown returns to the timid town of Miles County where he targets a teenage girl and her younger brother on Halloween night.
- DirectorFranklin RitchStarsTatum MatthewsLance HenriksenSinda NicholsA team of special agents discovers a revolutionary new computer program to bait and trap online predators. After teaming up with the program's troubled developer, they soon find that the AI is rapidly advancing beyond its original purpose.
- DirectorPiers HaggardStarsPatrick WymarkLinda HaydenBarry AndrewsIn early 18th century England, the children of a village slowly convert into a coven of devil worshipers.
- DirectorInu BaekWerner du PlessisStarsLim Ji-SubJun-Taek OhLee Mi RaIn Seoul, a senior and freshman confront their inner demons as they embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery, anchored by a bond of the transformative power of human connection.
- DirectorYusuke MoriiStarsKana ÔsawaArata IuraMachiko OnoAmiko isn't like other children. Her endless energy and curious eccentricities make her an outcast at school and get her in trouble at home. When a painful family loss disrupts her seemingly idyllic seaside life, her sense of isolation intensifies, yet it doesn't stop Amiko from inviting people into her world.
- DirectorJiwon HanStarsHyunmin JooKeum-san KwonYeonju LimSejin once had the power to have anything she wanted just by thinking about it. Now she has lost her magic. Hours before her interview to be a tourist interpreter, Sejin heads to the weary sea to save her father.
- DirectorBarnaby ClayStarsScott HazeKate Lyn SheilAlex MontaldoA man finds himself trapped in a desert canyon with a woman living off-grid who is captive to a pack of sadistic boys.
- DirectorHo Cheuk-tinStarsYeung Wai-lunPui Tung MakDavid SiuBased on a shocking case in real life, a young man partners with his friend to murder and dismember his parents. Pleading not guilty to the crime, defense attorneys face each other as nine jurors grapple with the truth.
- DirectorVathanyu IngkawiwatKulp KaljareukStarsBhumibhat ThavornsiriJoseph AngeloKrit JeerapattananuwongIn a world where ranking determines the value of a player, a gang of skilled gamers find a quick way to get rich by breaking the rules.
- DirectorRobin HardyStarsEdward WoodwardChristopher LeeDiane CilentoA puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.
- DirectorAmanda Nell EuStarsZafreen ZairizalDeena EzralPiqaAn 11-year-old girl who is carefree until she starts to experience horrifying physical changes to her body.
- DirectorDavid GregoryStarsBruce LeBruce LiRyong KeoEnter the Clones of Bruce dives into the Bruce Lee exploitation craze, otherwise known as Bruceploitation.
- DirectorKier-La JanisseStarsLinda HaydenIan OgilvyKevin KölschA thorough overview and dissection of the subgenre of 'folk horror, ' with contributions from many of the major creators and clips from cinema all over the world.
- DirectorNacho G. VelillaStarsCarmen MachiJavier GutiérrezPepón NietoA family is on holiday in 1991 when their teenage daughter decides to elope with her boyfriend. Their parents travel forward in time to 2022 and see how much Spain has changed in three decades.
- DirectorAlexandre O. PhilippeStarsWilliam ShatnerAn intimate portrait of William Shatner's personal journey over nine decades on this Earth, You Can Call Me Bill strips away all the masks he has worn to embody countless characters, and reveals the man behind it all.
- DirectorJosiah AllenIndianna BellStarsBrendan RockJordan CowanElena CarapetisPatrick, a strange and lonely resident, lives in a mobile home at the back of an isolated trailer park. After a violent storm, a mysterious young woman appears at his door seeking shelter from the elements.
- DirectorChristophe KarabacheStarsOmar BakeerRaia HaidarMiran MalaebLebanon on the verge of the abyss. Khattar and Anaïs, two laid-off chemists attempt a unique experiment: to survive by feeding on human flesh. One day, the woman disappears. The man is pulled into a trafficking scheme which entails exporting human meat, and in return, importing high-tech digital sniper weapons.
- DirectorDong-hoon ParkStarsPark Byeong-eunKim Dong-hwiPark Hae-joonFollows Ji-woo, an outcast in a prestigious private high school who meets Hak-sung, the school's security guard, and asks him to teach him math and become friends, but their friendship is at risk after an incident in school.
- DirectorNursultan DjumabekovMariya IsitovaStarsIlyas DjaparovElteres NurzhanovSharip SerikThree friends go on a dangerous adventure to earn money and start new lives. Tima, Rus, and Kair must transport an illegal package across the border. But everything does not go according to plan. Now, not only their future depends on the success of the mission, but also their lives.
- DirectorDel Kathryn BartonStarsSimon BakerMorgan DaviesJosh LawsonAfter accidentally witnessing a violent crime, a young girl is left catatonic with shock, and struggles to make sense of what she saw, ultimately finding renewal in the inestimable world of her own imagination.
- DirectorFatih AkinStarsEmilio SakrayaMona PirzadKardo RazzaziCapturing the life of German hip-hop rapper, entrepreneur, and ex-convict Giwar Hajabi.
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsRichard DreyfussRon HowardPaul Le MatA group of teenagers in California's central valley spend one final night after their 1962 high school graduation cruising the strip with their buddies before they pursue their varying goals.
- DirectorSudeep KanwalStarsRajshri DeshpandeChhaya KadamSandesh KulkarniRoopali works at the Mumbai surveillance command and control center as an operator. Things start to get complicated when she ignores protocol and begins to investigate a robbery and murder that takes place on her watch.
- DirectorDavid ZonanaStarsSantiago SandovalFernando CuautleEsteban CaicedoLuis, an 18-year-old boy with Indigenous roots, enters the Heroic Military College in hopes of ensuring a better future. There, he encounters a rigid and institutionally violent system designed to turn him into a perfect soldier
- DirectorPablo MaquedaStarsEva LlorachManolo SoloLaia ManzanaresCarolina is a naive and charming young woman who through a chat meets Leo. He is an adult man who has posed as a 16-year-old boy on the web. When they meet in a secluded park in the city Leo begins to suspect that perhaps Carolina is not as innocent and harmless as she first appears to be,
- DirectorEddie AlcazarStarsMoises AriasCaylee CowanBella ThorneCenters on two mysterious brothers, who abduct a mogul during his quest for immortality. Meanwhile, a seductive woman helps them launch a journey of self-discovery.
- DirectorYôsuke GotôStarsMinori HagiwaraKasumi YamayaYuki KuraA college student, Shiori, visits an abandoned apartment complex in a provincial city, which is famous for its rumors of hauntings, out of curiosity along with Keita and Maho, who also attend the university. However, there are numerous residents there. As Shiori and her friends begin to investigate, they suddenly experience a violent "bizarre rap phenomenon" and a resident jumps to his death right in front of them.
- DirectorTamae GarateguyStarsGermán BaudinoCumelen SanzGerardo RomanoEmilia is sent to a convent where paranormal forces start to manifest among the holy and the tortured.
- DirectorNorbert PfaffenbichlerStarsStefan ErberVeronika Susanna HarbFelix RotterA man with a ape mask is searching for a boy with a hessian hood in a maze of depravity, a pandemonium of our nightmares and darkest desires.
- DirectorKazuyoshi KumakiriStarsYûto NakajimaNao HondaKento NagayamaA situational thriller depicting the struggle of a man who fell into a manhole.
- DirectorShinzô KatayamaEiji UchidaStarsSairi ItôYukiya KitamuraMasaki NaitoFollowing the customers of a cafe in Kabuchiko, we get to watch stories of each individual. Aliens, FBI investigation, strange love and murders are some of the themes revealed by this film. The link to all of these characters is Mariko, who owns the bar, but also works as a detective.
- DirectorÁlex de la IglesiaStarsBlanca SuárezAlberto San JuanErnesto AlterioAt his 50 Julian, divorced and with a cash problem, uses an app to share car to travel Madrid. Falling in love with Lorena, an usual passenger, his troubles start when in a travel two strangers join with them.
- DirectorSang-min ParkStarsOh Tae-kyungKim Mi-HyeKang Sin-cheolOh Tae-kyung, once an up-and-coming actor, starts a YouTube channel as a breakthrough. He starts to produce content where he grants people's wishes, borrowing a concept from the movie "Oldboy".
- DirectorGiovanni FumuStarsJang Sung-bumYoungjoo LimChris CarlsonAfter the disappearance of his girlfriend, a foreigner man lost in a hostile land becomes the main suspect and his desperate research for her turns into a fight to stay alive.
- DirectorBatdelger ByambasurenStarsNomin-Erdene AriunbyambaGanzorig BalganByambatsogt DashnyamGroup of unlikely friends decide to cheat on the final exam of the night school for privileged kids, but instead they unearth something completely unexpected.