Opening Movie

Lost in Paradise

Vietnam / 2011 / Colour / 94 minutes
In Vietnamese with English Subtitles
Director︰Vu Ngoc Dang
Cast︰Hieu Hien, Manh Hai Luong

Perhaps the first film from Vietnam to depict a gay relationship in a positive light, Vu Ngoc Dang's film shows life and love as a range of complexities from the humorous to the absurd to the tragic. Khoa, a naive, innocent 20 year old guy from the countryside arrives in Saigon to begin a new life. He is soon befriended by Dong, a handsome smooth talker who offers him a place to stay. When Khoa goes to check out Dong's apartment, he discovers that there is another guy, Lam, living there too. The two guys who turn out to be boyfriends, steal all his cash and belongings and run away. Lam, who then in turn is abandoned by Dong, returns to the street as a prostitute, while Khoa, disillusioned and left penniless, takes on menial jobs to survive. Later when Lam by chance meets Khoa again on the streets, he tries to make amends. Realizing that both are lonely, they thus begin a loving yet delicate relationship. However, one day Dong suddenly returns……

18/11 (Fri) 7:40pm / AMC FW

19/11 (Sat) 8:05pm / The One

Yes or No?

Thailand / 2010 / Colour / 108 minutes
In Thai with English Subtitles
Director︰Saratsawadee Wongsomphet
Cast︰Sucharat Manaying, Suppanad Jittaleela

Billed as the first lesbian romantic comedy in Thailand, Yes or No centers around two young girls who start out as college roommates, only to realize that there may be more to their relationship. Pie is a cute, adorable and sweet girl who has a distaste for tomboys. Recently moved into a new dorm, Pie is shocked to find out that her new roommate, Kim, is exactly a tomboy. As their friendship begins to develop and grow, Kim and Pie begin to wonder whether the feelings they have for one another are just part of an ordinary friendship or the beginnings of their first innocent love.

18/11 (Fri) 7:50pm / AMC FW

19/11 (Sat) 3:40pm / The One