Film program: «New views of Asian cinema»
08/11/2025 | Madrid | Activities > Film and visual arts
Asian cinema returns to movie theaters Paz with a program that runs from October 4 to December 13, 2025. Although it may seem like a cliché to say that Spanish distributors are showing a not-so-recent interest in having an ever-increasing repertoire of titles from Asia, in general, the truth is that Asian cinema is increasingly present not only in national and international festivals, but also in our cinemas. The films we will screen between October and December 2025 come from China, India, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan.
River's Edge (2017) by Wang Chao opens this quarter's program. The list of titles presented maintains the interest in social drama and gender themes, from a multitude of perspectives that reflect the cultural identity of its protagonists. This is what films made between 2017 and 2023 tell us: River's Edge (China), Wind of Change (Iran), Scheme (Kazakhstan), 1000 dreams (Kyrgyzstan), Aydinlar (Uzbekistan), Goldfish (India), One Night in Katmandu (Nepal), Madaari (Pakistan), Gergi (Mongolia), Maryam (Malaysia) and Yamabuki (Japan). In all cases, our intention is to facilitate the vision of a world, or many worlds, that we would hardly have access to without literature and film.
Programme
River's Edge (China)
Saturday, October 4, 2025 - 12.00:XNUMX p.m.River's Edge
Dir: Wang Chao | 2017 | 117' | VOSE | Drama
Lao Yu, a wealthy businessman from Beijing, arrives at the rural village where his estranged son used to teach after receiving news that he had drowned in the river. While the search for his son's body continues, Lao Yu settles in the town and spends a lot of time with the school director, and speaking with him he learns of the existence of Xiaofen, the young woman that his son had taken under his protection. and the one he saved before dying. As he spends time in the village, he begins to get to know the unknown man his son had become to him, as well as to appreciate the locals, who are about to be relocated. To feel closer to his son, he decides to help both Xiaofen and the village.
Wind of Change (Iran)
Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 12.00:XNUMX p.m.Wind of Change
Dir. Abbas Rafei | 2023 | 86' | VOSE | Drama
Before she can process the news of her teenage daughter's misbehavior at school, Sarah must confront a larger concern with her husband's disappearance. Sometime during the night, after a routine argument, he got up and left, leaving behind a mystery for Sarah to solve. Together with one of the neighbors, she begins her search. However, Sarah's dependence on her husband for survival soon becomes apparent. The film blends suspense with social commentary as Sarah continues her search for her husband and struggles to reclaim her daughter's independence, as well as her own.
Scheme (Kazakhstan)
Saturday, October 18, 2025 - 12.00:XNUMX p.m.Scheme
Farkhat Zhurabayevich Sharipov | 2022 | 73' | VOSE | Drama
Masha is going through a teenage crisis. In an attempt to get her way, she distances herself further and further from her family, so her circumstances lead her to meet new friends, although they are involved in an illegal profit program. Masha's new friend Ram, who she has a crush on, also invites her to earn some money. He says all she has to do is go to a party and have fun, and if he brings her friends, they'll pay him more for each one. Unfortunately, by the time Masha recognizes the predatory strategy at play, it is too late.
1000 Dreams (Kyrgyzstan)
Saturday, October 25, 2025 - 12.00:XNUMX p.m.1000 dreams
To you. Marat Sarulu | 2021 | 89' | VOSE | Romance
One day, Nazar enters the studio of her ex-husband, Arsen. She looks at his computer and finds a file that changes her life. Nazar discovers Arsen's secret, that he is an artist who creates fictions in which the world disappears. She resembles a Chinese artist who painted a picture, entered it and disappeared forever from the real world. The confrontation between reality and imagination is served.
Aydinlar (Uzbekistan)
Saturday, November 1, 2025 - 12.00:XNUMX p.m.Aydinlar
Dir. Muzaffarkhan Erkinov | 2020 | 96' | VOSE | Drama
The film tells the story of the Aral Sea region, specifically the town of Muynak. The film's protagonist, Seyit, watches from a young age as the town of Muynak, where he was born, falls into ruin due to the drying up of the Aral Sea. Seyit is cared for by his grandfather, Nurpeis, who tells him fairy tales about the sea. But as soon as he is no longer a child, he is forced to leave Muynak for another life.
Goldfish (India)
Saturday, November 8, 2025 - 12.00:XNUMX p.m.Goldfish
Dir. Pushan Kripalani | 2023 | 103' | VOSE | Drama
With the help of some neighbors and leaving behind a life she must abandon, a young woman returns home to confront her mother's dementia and the scars of her childhood, with the desire to find her place in the world.
One Night in Kathmandu - Mahanagar (Nepal)
Saturday, November 15, 2025 - 12.00:XNUMX p.m.One Night in Kathmandu - Mahanagar
Dir: Mohan Rai | 2021 | 70′ | Drama
A girl takes an injured man to the hospital one night from an accident that occurs near where she and a boy she barely knows were in Kathmandu. The girl, a frustrated poet, is the victim of a depressive state that plunges her into isolation and does not even allow her to respond to the stranger's kind gestures. She returns to her village the next morning after years of constant conflict in the city. The boy, a tour guide from India, is traveling through Kathmandu and will also leave in the morning. They leave the hospital separately when the injured man's relatives arrive, but they meet again unexpectedly.
Madaari (Pakistan)
Saturday, November 22, 2025 - 12.00:XNUMX p.m.Madaari
Dir. Seraj Us Salikin | 2023 | 102' | VOSE | Crime, Thriller
A story of revenge and justice set during the political unrest in Karachi in 2008. It follows Haris Qadeer, whose life hasn't been easy since his father was assassinated in a political dispute. The stifling city life doesn't help him financially or emotionally. The only opportunity he has is in the office of his father's killer. What will he choose? Revenge or a better life?
Gergi (Mongolia)
Saturday, November 29, 2025 - 12.00:XNUMX p.m.Gergi
Dir. Sengedori Janchirjorj | 2020 | 91' | VOSE | Drama
A happy and prosperous couple discovers that the husband has stage three cancer. Because it was discovered late, there is very little chance that the patient will survive the treatment. The wife refuses to give up completely and does everything in her power to save her husband. However, despite going abroad to find other professionals and undergoing surgery, she will not achieve her goal. While trying to survive by any means, the victim remembers his happy times, first love, his wife and family. The word Gergi means wife in a literal translation, but the root and structure of the word mean “One who lights up the home.”
Maryam (Malaysia)
Saturday, December 6, 2025 - 12.00:XNUMX p.m.Maryam
Dir. Badrul Hisham Ismail | 2023 | 103' | VOSC | Drama
A 50-year-old woman who owns a gallery and comes from an aristocratic family wants her father's blessing to marry her young foreign boyfriend. Sierra Leona, while at the same time, needs to overcome the challenges of Islamic law, which determines her ability to choose her spouse.
Yamabuki (Japan)
Saturday, December 13, 2025 - 12.00:XNUMX p.m.Yamabuki
Dir. Juichiro Yamasaki | 2022 | 96′ | VOSE | Drama
Chang-su, a former rider on the South Korean national equestrian team, was forced to abandon his dream prematurely. He now works at a quarry owned by Minawa tenants in Tokushima Prefecture, where he lives with Minami and their young daughter. Yamabuki, a teenager, begins organizing silent protests that turn into community actions, much to the dismay of her police officer father. The affable rural life gradually fades in the mouths of those who reveal the frustration and loneliness they reject.
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