Top five films to watch in Hong Kong this week (March 30-April 5), from Mad World to Ghost in the Shell
A restored print of Krzysztof Kieslowski’s masterful Dekalog on the big screen, the award-winning debut feature of Hong Kong’s Wong Chun, and a poignant wartime drama among our must-sees
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1 Dekalog
Any self-respecting film buff should check out this restored print of Krzysztof Kieslowski’s canonical mini-series. If you’re new to his 1988 masterpiece, expect plenty of existential dilemmas among the deeply flawed, if only human, residents of a housing complex in late-communist era Poland. (Re-release from April 1)
No anime fan would expect a Hollywood production to replicate the delirious mix of graphic violence and philosophical riddles in Mamoru Oshii’s cult 1995 film. This live-action remake, starring Scarlett Johansson, has at least done the cyberpunk culture proud with its enthralling visuals. (Opens on March 30)
3 Mad World
The resilience of women is poignantly conveyed in Japanese animator Sunao Katabuchi’s latest film. Set near Hiroshima during the second world war, this wistful coming-of-age story is both a reminder of the horrors of war and a celebration of the human spirit that help people through it all. (Opens on March 30)
Director Sion Sono – once best known for such perverted hits as Suicide Club and Love Exposure – has come up with one of his most thought-provoking movies to date. The psychodrama, starring former AKB48 member Ami Tomite, offers a surprisingly complex look at women’s place in art and cinema. (Now showing)
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