BIFF 2013 (Busan International Film Festival)
by chipsbebo | created - 24 Sep 2013 | updated - 04 Oct 2013 | PublicSome of the movies being shown at BIFF this year
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1. Fruitvale Station (2013)
R | 85 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008.
Director: Ryan Coogler | Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer, Kevin Durand
Votes: 85,910 | Gross: $16.10M
2. Short Term 12 (2013)
R | 96 min | Drama
A 20-something supervising staff member of a residential treatment facility navigates the troubled waters of that world alongside her co-worker and longtime boyfriend.
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton | Stars: Brie Larson, Frantz Turner, John Gallagher Jr., Kaitlyn Dever
Votes: 91,826 | Gross: $1.01M
3. The Bachelor Weekend (2013)
TV-MA | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
A bachelor party weekend in the great outdoors takes some unexpected detours.
Director: John Butler | Stars: Andrew Scott, Hugh O'Conor, Peter McDonald, Brian Gleeson
Votes: 4,495
4. Good Night (I) (2013)
83 min | Comedy, Drama
Leigh's 29th birthday party takes a sudden turn when she announces that the evening may be the last time her friends see her alive. A night of questions, coping and debauchery immediately follow.
Director: Sean H.A. Gallagher | Stars: Adriene Mishler, Jonny Mars, Samantha Thomson, Parisa Fakhri
Votes: 185
5. Mystery Road (2013)
Not Rated | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An indigenous detective returns to the Outback to investigate the murder of a young girl.
Director: Ivan Sen | Stars: Aaron Pedersen, Hugo Weaving, Ryan Kwanten, Jack Thompson
Votes: 8,545
6. R100 (2013)
Unrated | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
A man in search of joy hires a bondage club to have dominatrices surprise him at random times.
Director: Hitoshi Matsumoto | Stars: Nao Ômori, Mao Daichi, Shinobu Terajima, Hairi Katagiri
Votes: 2,897 | Gross: $0.02M
7. Heli (2013)
Not Rated | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Heli must try and protect his young family when his 12-year-old sister inadvertently involves them in the brutal drug world. He must battle against the drug cartel that have been angered as well as the corrupt police force.
Director: Amat Escalante | Stars: Armando Espitia, Andrea Vergara, Linda González, Juan Eduardo Palacios
Votes: 5,388
8. The Sea (2013)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama
The story of a man who returns to the sea where he spent his childhood summers in search of peace following the death of his wife.
Director: Stephen Brown | Stars: Ciarán Hinds, Sinéad Cusack, Joe Gallagher, Karen Scully
Votes: 459
9. Borgman (2013)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A vagrant enters the lives of an arrogant upper-class family, turning their lives into a psychological nightmare in the process.
Director: Alex van Warmerdam | Stars: Jan Bijvoet, Hadewych Minis, Jeroen Perceval, Alex van Warmerdam
Votes: 18,918 | Gross: $0.06M
10. Life's a Breeze (2013)
R | 83 min | Comedy, Drama
Tells the story of a family as they search for a lost fortune around the streets of Dublin.
Director: Lance Daly | Stars: Kelly Thornton, Fionnula Flanagan, Pat Shortt, Eva Birthistle
Votes: 1,238 | Gross: $0.00M
11. All Is Lost (2013)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his mortality in the face.
Director: J.C. Chandor | Star: Robert Redford
Votes: 83,835 | Gross: $6.26M
12. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
R | 104 min | Drama, Music
A week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund
Votes: 163,537 | Gross: $13.24M
13. Miss Zombie (2013)
85 min | Horror
A Japanese family acquires an undead domestic servant whose presence begins to affect their daily lives.
Director: Sabu | Stars: Makoto Togashi, Ayaka Komatsu, Riku Ônishi, Tôru Tezuka
Votes: 740
14. Miss Violence (2013)
98 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A chilling account of a horrendous family tragedy perpetuated behind closed doors. As chronic violence chips away at the household's elaborate façade, the shocking secret reveals that almost nothing is as it seems.
Director: Alexandros Avranas | Stars: Themis Panou, Reni Pittaki, Eleni Roussinou, Sissy Toumasi
Votes: 9,958
15. Paradise: Hope (2013)
Unrated | 92 min | Drama
The final installment in Ulrich Seidl's Paradise trilogy, 'Paradise: Hope' tells the story of overweight thirteen-year-old Melanie and her first love. While her mother travels to Kenya ('... See full summary »
Director: Ulrich Seidl | Stars: Melanie Lenz, Verena Lehbauer, Joseph Lorenz, Michael Thomas
Votes: 4,995 | Gross: $0.01M
16. Love Eternal (2013)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Mystery
An isolated and death-fixated young man tries to make sense of the world, and his existence, in the only way he knows how - by getting closer to death.
Director: Brendan Muldowney | Stars: Pollyanna McIntosh, Amanda Ryan, Robert de Hoog, Emma Eliza Regan
Votes: 635
17. The Selfish Giant (2013)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama
Two thirteen year-old working-class friends in Bradford seek fortune by getting involved with a local scrap dealer and criminal.
Director: Clio Barnard | Stars: Conner Chapman, Shaun Thomas, Sean Gilder, Lorraine Ashbourne
Votes: 12,737 | Gross: $0.01M
18. Sarah Prefers to Run (2013)
Unrated | 97 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
The film is about the pursuit of a goal and tackles the anxieties of a young athlete who lives only for the race.
Director: Chloé Robichaud | Stars: Sophie Desmarais, Jean-Sébastien Courchesne, Geneviève Boivin-Roussy, Hélène Florent
Votes: 1,019
19. Moebius (2013)
Unrated | 89 min | Drama, Thriller
A father driven into desire, a son coveting that of his father's and the sorrowful maternity that hovers them into tragedy.
Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Cho Jae-hyun, Seo Yeong-ju, Lee Na-ra, Na Chul
Votes: 6,564
20. The Fifth Estate (2013)
R | 128 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A dramatic thriller based on real events that reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century's most fiercely debated organization.
Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl, Carice van Houten, Alicia Vikander
Votes: 42,716 | Gross: $3.25M
21. Not Another Happy Ending (2013)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When a troubled editor discovers that his only successful author is blocked, he knows that he needs to do something about it.
Director: John McKay | Stars: Karen Gillan, Stanley Weber, Iain De Caestecker, Gary Lewis
Votes: 5,126
22. The Referee (2013)
96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The story of two italian teams, playing in the third league, and a corrupted referee.
Director: Paolo Zucca | Stars: Stefano Accorsi, Geppi Cucciari, Jacopo Cullin, Alessio Di Clemente
Votes: 757
23. Afflicted (2013)
R | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Two best friends see their trip of a lifetime take a dark turn when one of them is struck by a mysterious affliction. Now, in a foreign land, they race to uncover the source before it consumes him completely.
Directors: Derek Lee, Clif Prowse | Stars: Clif Prowse, Derek Lee, Michael Gill, Baya Rehaz
Votes: 25,603 | Gross: $0.12M
24. Stand Clear of the Closing Doors (2013)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama
In this intense, immersive journey, a young boy finds himself lost in the lively, dangerous world of the New York City subway, while his mother fiercely searches for him above ground in a race against the clock as Hurricane Sandy nears.
Director: Sam Fleischner | Stars: Jesus Sanchez-Velez, Andrea Suarez Paz, Azul Zorrilla, Tenoch Huerta
Votes: 518
25. Harrigan (2013)
97 min | Action, Crime
Amongst the desperation and fear growing in a crime-ridden estate in northern England, one man becomes involved in. saving what little decency and community life exists. It's the winter of ... See full summary »
Director: Vincent Woods | Stars: Stephen Tompkinson, Gillian Kearney, Ronnie Fox, Craig Conway
Votes: 660
26. Tom at the Farm (2013)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A grieving man meets his lover's family, who were not aware of their son's sexual orientation.
Director: Xavier Dolan | Stars: Xavier Dolan, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Lise Roy, Evelyne Brochu
Votes: 19,243
27. Shooting the Warwicks (2015)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
The Warwick family are unknowingly being filmed for a new reality show. Problem is, they're boring. So the producer, Mickey Wagner, must add conflict and drama. Their lives begin to unravel with shocking consequences.
Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Adam Rifkin, Scott Anderson, Kelley Menighan, Monika Tilling
Votes: 240
28. A Pact (2013)
85 min | Drama, Thriller
In early-1980s East Germamy, Paul tricked Georg into handing over his girlfriend Anna to him, but they made a pact that stipulated that Georg could have her back at any time. Years later, ... See full summary »
Director: Denis Dercourt | Stars: Mark Waschke, Marie Bäumer, Sylvester Groth, Sophie Rois
Votes: 194
29. Durban Poison (2013)
94 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Based on the 1980's real life crime story of the couple who became known as South Africa's Bonnie and Clyde, Charmaine Phillips and Pieter Grundlingh, Durban Poison tells the fictionalized ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Worsdale | Stars: Brandon Auret, Cara Roberts, Gys de Villiers, Marcel van Heerden
Votes: 136
30. Honeymoon (2013)
98 min | Drama, Thriller
It should have been the best day of her life, but then a strange guest with a stranger claim entered the marriage merriment. About the shadows which catch up with each of us.
Director: Jan Hrebejk | Stars: Anna Geislerová, Stanislav Majer, Jirí Cerný, Kristýna Nováková
Votes: 529
31. Our Sunhi (2013)
88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young woman returning to her old school to visit her professor also runs into her old boyfriend and her senior, each of whom has a past with her.
Director: Hong Sang-soo | Stars: Jung Yu-mi, Lee Sun-kyun, Jeong Jae-yeong, Kim Sang-jung
Votes: 1,415
32. Concrete Clouds (2013)
99 min | Drama
Mutt, who is working as a stockbroker in the United States, must suddenly return home when his father commits suicide. After the funeral, he runs into his old girlfriend, Sai. Meanwhile his... See full summary »
Director: Lee Chatametikool | Stars: Ananda Everingham, Janesuda Parnto, Apinya Sakuljaroensuk, Katrina Grose
Votes: 96
33. Real (2013)
127 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A man decides to use a new technology to go inside the mind of his comatose lover.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Haruka Ayase, Joe Odagiri, Shôta Sometani
Votes: 1,120
34. Walesa: Man of Hope (2013)
127 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The depiction of the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of Poland's Solidarity movement, Lech Walesa, as events in the 1970s lead to a peaceful revolution.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Robert Wieckiewicz, Agnieszka Grochowska, Iwona Bielska, Zbigniew Zamachowski
Votes: 3,334
35. Present for You (2013)
95 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
There is always love somewhere in you.
Director: Yoshihiko Dai | Stars: Munetaka Aoki, Akira Emoto, Jun Fubuki, Masato Fujiki
Votes: 10
36. Salvo (2013)
Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Salvo is a body guard and hit man for a mafioso. After foiling an attack on his employer, Salvo hunts down the man who organised it and encounters the man's blind sister. She causes Salvo to question himself and his existence.
Directors: Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza | Stars: Saleh Bakri, Luigi Lo Cascio, Sara Serraiocco, Giuditta Perriera
Votes: 1,386
37. Cold Eyes (2013)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A high-tech police surveillance team attempts to take down a gang of ruthless bank robbers.
Directors: Kim Byung-seo, Ui-seok Jo | Stars: Sol Kyung-gu, Jung Woo-sung, Han Hyo-joo, Lee Jun-ho
Votes: 8,439
38. The Terror Live (2013)
Not Rated | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A newsman discovers he's been rigged with a bomb after he has an exclusive interview with a terrorist who blew up a bridge.
Director: Byung-woo Kim | Stars: Won-Jin Ahn, Lee Da-wit, Choi Deok-moon, Sung-chun Han
Votes: 7,995
39. Snowpiercer (2013)
R | 126 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In a future where a failed climate change experiment has killed all life except for the survivors who boarded the Snowpiercer (a train that travels around the globe), a new class system emerges.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris
Votes: 389,146 | Gross: $4.56M
40. Afterparty (II) (2013)
78 min | Horror
Carlos, an ageing teen idol, attends a wild house party filled with alcohol, drugs and sex. Nursing a hangover the next morning, he quickly realizes he is not alone in the strange house, and he may never be able to leave.
Director: Miguel Larraya | Stars: Luis Fernández, Alicia Sanz, Rocío León, Ana Caldas
Votes: 760
41. The Berlin File (2013)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Thriller
Jong-seong, a North Korean ghost agent, interrupts an illegal arms sale in Berlin. A notorious North Korean agent tests the loyalties of everyone involved as Jong-Seong prepares to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Director: Ryu Seung-wan | Stars: Ha Jung-woo, Han Suk-kyu, Ryu Seung-beom, Jun Ji-hyun
Votes: 7,633 | Gross: $0.67M
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