Each year, the section dedicated to the Asian continent strives to provide some kind of report about the current state of the local cinema and to introduce works of major Asian directors as well as award-winning films by new filmmakers to Czech audiences. The selection both reflects the well-liked action and historical films which popularised cinema from many Asian countries in Europe and attempts to introduce films from smaller and less prominent countries. This year's pick is marked by a reflective spirit. Each in their distinctive style, the filmmakers focus on the past, present, and future of their respective countries, be it China, the Korean Peninsula, or Thailand.
10 Years in Thailand
Ten Years Thailand
Directed: Aditya Assarat, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Wisit Sasanatieng, Chulayarnnon Siriphol / 2018 / 95min
A Land Imagined
Huan tu
Directed: Yeo Siew Hua / 2018 / 95min
Alpha, The Right to Kill
Alpha, The Right to Kill
Directed: Brillante Mendoza / 2018 / 94min
Ash Is Purest White
Jiang hu er nv
Directed: Jia Zhang-ke / 2018 / 136min
First Night Nerves
Baat go leuiyan, yat toi hei
Directed: Stanley Kwan / 2018 / 100min
Manta Ray
Kraben rahu
Directed: Phuttiphong Aroonpheng / 2018 / 105min
Out of Paradise
Out of Paradise
Directed: Batbayar Chogsom / 2018 / 104min
The Spy Gone North
Gongjak
Directed: Yoon Jong-bin / 2018 / 137min
The Third Wife
Người Vợ Ba
Directed: Ash Mayfair / 2018 / 94min
Your Face
Ni de lian
Directed: Tsai Ming-liang / 2018 / 76min
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