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2016 San Diego Asian Film Festival

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  1. THREE

    Johnnie To / Masters / Hong Kong / 2016 / Thriller / 88 mins
    The cramped confines of a Hong Kong hospital play host to war of attrition between tenacious cops and philosophical robbers. Caught in the middle is a stressed out M.D. whose actions prove that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Let the bullet ballet commence.
    THREE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Monday, November 7, 2016 6:20 pm

    THREE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Tuesday, November 8, 2016 6:35 pm


  2. TRAIN TO BUSAN

    Yeon Sang-ho / Asia Pop! / South Korea / 2016 / Thriller / 118 mins
    The zombies are here. In this train car. That you’re on. With your young daughter. On her birthday. If there’s a way out of this apocalyptic bullet train, tell that to Seok-woo and the still-human passengers hurling toward their fates. Otherwise, director Yeon Sang-ho has some crazy ideas.
    TRAIN TO BUSAN

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Wednesday, November 9, 2016 8:25 pm

    TRAIN TO BUSAN

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Thursday, November 10, 2016 8:35 pm


  3. TRIVISA

    Frank Hui, Jevons Au, Vicky Wong Wai-Kit / Asia Pop! / Hong Kong / 2016 / Thriller / 97 mins
    Three legends of the underworld are emboldened by the chance to commit one last masterpiece of crime before Hong Kong is handed over to China 1997. Produced by Johnnie To and directed by three up-and-comers, TRIVISA explores the end of an era through the despairing loneliness of gunfire in the night.
    TRIVISA

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Saturday, November 5, 2016 9:05 pm


  4. TUNNEL

    Kim Seong-hun / Asia Pop! / South Korea / 2016 / Thriller / 127 mins
    On his way home from work, Jung-soo drives into a mountain tunnel that collapses on him. Through his cell phone (battery life: 81%), he discovers that it might be a few days before he’s rescued. What he’s not told about are the behind-the-scenes battles that actually determine his fate.
    TUNNEL

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Monday, November 7, 2016 8:05 pm

    TUNNEL

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Tuesday, November 8, 2016 8:25 pm


  5. THE UNBIDDEN

    Quentin Lee / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2016 / Comedy, Horror, Thriller / 84 mins
    A mystery novelist (Tamlyn Tomita) finds herself in a supernatural yarn she can’t untangle, so she hosts three friends for a dinner that becomes a séance. Soon, a mysterious visitor arrives with a gun and a demand for answers that will require them to unbury old secrets.
    THE UNBIDDEN

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Friday, November 4, 2016 9:00 pm


  6. WEEDS ON FIRE

    Chan Chi-fat / Asia Pop! / Hong Kong / 2016 / Drama, Sports / 105 mins
    The education system has given up on teenagers Lung and Wai, but an aspiring baseball coach takes them in to form Hong Kong’s first little league team. Based on actual events in 1984, WEEDS ON FIRE pitches curveballs around the colony’s peculiar politics and wins hearts as only a city losing its identity can: by stealing home.
    WEEDS ON FIRE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Monday, November 7, 2016 7:55 pm

    WEEDS ON FIRE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Thursday, November 10, 2016 6:40 pm


  7. THE WOMAN WHO LEFT

    Lav Diaz / Masters / Philippines / 2016 / Drama / 228 mins
    A woman is released from prison after serving 30 years for a crime she did not commit. Now released, she wanders through a small town with a detachment that could imply either spiritual peace or the patient calculations of vengeance. Lav Diaz’s Venice-winner is a brutally quiet epic of redemption.
    THE WOMAN WHO LEFT

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Wednesday, November 9, 2016 2:00 pm

    THE WOMAN WHO LEFT

    Digital Gym Cinema
    Friday, November 11, 2016 12:30 pm


  8. THE WORLD OF US

    Yoon Ga-eun / Discoveries / South Korea / 2016 / Drama / 95 mins
    The littlest hearts break the hardest. In this poignant, naturalistic drama, ten-year-old Sun has always been the outcast at school, but the arrival of a new classmate presents an opportunity for friendship. Still, class differences threaten to further alienate Sun from the hope of happiness.
    THE WORLD OF US

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Saturday, November 5, 2016 6:40 pm

    THE WORLD OF US

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sunday, November 6, 2016 3:35 pm