Australia Director: Rupert Glasson
A small-town love triangle turns deadly in this chilling thriller from the producer of Wolf Creek. Jess and Rob are happily married, but the stress of three long years without being able to conceive propels Jess into the arms of Evan, a young stranger whose interest in her borders on the obsessive. Already wracked with guilt, Jess will pay an even bigger price for her adultery when she finds out she's pregnant….
89 minutes
South Korea Director: Bong Joon-Ho
Hye-ja is a single mom to her naïve and dependent adult son, Do-joon. When a young girl is found dead, Do-joon is accused of murder. With an inefficient lawyer and an apathetic police force as her only allies, Hye-ja is forced to take justice into her own hands. Part thriller, part family drama, Bong Joon-Ho’s (The Host, Memories of Murder) latest is South Korea’s entry for the best foreign-language Oscar®.
Korean with subtitles, 128 minutes
Ireland Director: Conor McPherson
Michael (Ciarán Hinds, Munich) has been plagued by dark dreams and strange noises since his wife died. Volunteering at the local literary festival, Michael is drawn to supernatural fiction writer Lena (Iben Hjejle, High Fidelity) as much for her beauty as for her fascination with the otherworldly. Pop novelist Nicholas (Aidan Quinn) has also been enthralled with Lena since their one-night affair a year ago, but when he arrives to reclaim her, all three will be forced to deal with their own ghosts.
88 minutes
USA Director: Ti West
A cute college girl takes a babysitting gig at a creaky country house lorded over by a creepy old couple with big plans to celebrate the night’s lunar eclipse. Desperate for cash, she agrees to stay even after she finds out there’s no baby…. Set in the mid-’80s, this simmering suspense thriller is a throwback to the retro school of slow-burn terror.
91 minutes
Philippines Director: Alvin Yapan
Caught between her violent husband and a dithering young lover, Fe's life takes a scary turn when baskets of black fruit begin unexpectedly appearing at her door. At first the enigma is endearing, but soon Fe realizes someone (or is it something?) sinister is looking to join her love triangle…. Blurring the boundaries between the mundane and the mysterious, The Rapture of Fe is the sexy supernatural tale of a woman's will to survive in the face of oppression.
Tagalog with subtitles, 78 minutes
USA Director: Kerry Prior
A zombie buddy comedy with political overtones? After being killed in combat, U.S. soldier Bart Gregory inexplicably rises from his grave-a walking, talking rotting corpse (or revenant), but otherwise himself. With the help of his friend Joey, he discovers he can not only keep from decomposing without killing the innocent but also clean up the mean streets of Los Angeles, all while cruising through the night in a 1979 Camaro.
105 minutes
