Hana tries to escape from her turbulent everday life by taking a vacation at her grandmother's house in the countryside. However, things soon take a supernatural turn as she must face the physical and metaphorical demons of her past.
On a remote and isolated island lives a fisherwoman. As the days go by, strange things start to happen, and she can no longer distinguish what is real from what is not.
How do historical revisionism and negationism work today? The film examines this question using the example of the peace statues for the "comfort women" of World War II—victims of human trafficking—which are to be removed from public spaces. It is a rarely told story of decades of revisionism and worldwide resistance. The victims were mostly poor women and girls whose stories were long ignored. Can denial and erasure completely wipe out the past? Will the truth remain hidden forever, or will it be replaced by an idealized past?
A woman in her early thirties escapes a heavy mental fog into a dreamscape where she becomes unstoppable. Through storms, jagged lava, and wounds, she gradually regains presence and the will to live. VON is a visual and sonic journey of inner healing — from numbness to light — that leaves space for the audience to complete the story.
An underage boy's body was fond mutilated on the outskirts of Xuannan village. A detective, Jiang Kun, was assigned to investigate the scene. A child rapist's name soon looms out of water.
Grisel reminisces about her youth through the transformative experience of participating in an independent Argentine film in the 1970s, based on Cortázar's short story "End of the Game." From a set that recreates her memories, Grisel shares objects, letters, and family mementos she still cherishes, and evokes the emotion of playing Leticia, the central character in that now-lost film. Through archival footage and set reconstructions, the documentary explores nostalgia, the passage of time, and the indelible mark that cinema leaves on those who experience it.
On a journey to Medina with her grandfather, Lina encounters Zubayr ibn al-Awwam and Asma bint Abu Bakr. Excited to see the Prophet, the little girl is overjoyed to meet two of his companions. In a conversation that begins on a whim, Zubayr and Asma recount the events that witnessed the birth and development of Islam. Lina's journey is marked by the oppression experienced in Mecca, the interventions of polytheists, Bilal Habeshi's struggle for freedom, and countless memories woven from faith.