Warm and uplifting films at the festival
It is dark and cold. If you need to watch something warm and uplifting during the festival, we've gathered a few suggestions.
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
The festival's most beautiful film about recovery after the loss of a loved one, with cha-cha, good friends, a little romance with the dance teacher and a good dose of fantasy.
Ky Nam Inn
Forbidden love in postwar Vietnam, between a widow who runs an inn and a young man who translates «The Little Prince». Food and romance in Wong Kar-wai style. Beautiful!
Homo Sapiens?
16 stories and characters, all played by the same actor, with humourous view of how comical, selfish, petty and lovably hopeless we humans can be.
Divine Comedy
The theme in Divine Comedy is serious – censorship and freedom of expression – but this is a very charming film about defying those in power.
Nagi Notes
Two women find strength in each other in this warm, hopeful drama. This is a beautiful and mellow film about friendship and art, set in the calm Japanese countryside.
Isabel
A love letter to São Paulo and to the many pleasures of wine, sensorially captured on grainy 16mm film. A sweet and cozy film about friendship, starting over, and following one’s dreams.
9 Temples to Heaven
The premise of a dying mother and grandmother may seem sad, but this is a very warm film full of subtle humour. The meditative pacing helps you relax amid a hectic daily life.
Scent of Pho
Tradition and modernity clash in this comedy, with the iconic Vietnamese dish pho at the center. A simple and charming film about food and family.
Journey There
When her husband dies, Chun-hee already has her exit plan ready. Then a young conductor shows up, and the older woman has to take on the role of bonus mother. Warm and touching.
Wind-Up: The Movie
A promising baseball player reaches a low point. Until a fellow student offers to be his manager. This sweet drama about friendship and ambition stars two K-pop stars.