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Born to Fly (2023)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Xiaoshi Liu
Starring: Dongyou Zhou | Jun Hu | Yibo Wang | Yosh Yu | Yu Bu

Born to Fly
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Shadow (2019)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Zhang Yimou
Starring: Chao Deng | Jingchun Wang | Jun Hu | Li Sun | Qianyuan Wang | Ryan Zheng | Xiaotong Guan

Shadow

Michael says: “Who knew Zhang Yimou had a new movie out this year? Certainly not me (thanks, Bob!) I’ve loved a lot of Zhang Yimou’s films, both his gorgeous, epics, and his tiny character films. SHADOW is one of the

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Bodyguards and Assassins (2010)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Teddy Chan
Starring: Donnie Yen | Jun Hu | Leon Lai | Nicholas Tse | Tony Leung Ka-fai | Xueqi Wang | Yuchun Li

Bodyguards and Assassins

Jason says: “Before BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS, the festival presented Development Hell, a documentary not about the making of this film, but of the collapse of multiple attempts to shoot it under multiple titles over decades.  Unlike many cursed productions, this

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Assembly (2008)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 5 cats
Director: Xiaogang Feng
Starring: Fan Liao | Hanyu Zhang | Jun Hu | Yuan Wenkang

Assembly

Jason says: “One probably wouldn’t name a war movie RETREAT!, although that’s what the assembly call of the film’s title means – fall back and regroup. There is, after all, a time for soldiers to be fierce and a time

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Lan Yu (2002)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Stanley Kwan
Starring: Fang Lu | Jun Hu | Li Huatong | Shuang Li

Lan Yu

Michael says: “LAN YU is a simple, well-conceived love story that takes place in Hong Kong during the late 80’s, during the time of the Tiananmen Square disaster. Handong is a successful business partner who spends a night with Lan

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