Opening film | Vara: A Blessing |
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Closing film | The Dinner |
Location | Busan, South Korea |
Founded | 1995 |
Hosted by | Aaron Kwok Kang Soo-yeon |
Festival date | October 3–12, 2013 |
The 18th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 3 to October 12, 2013 and was hosted by Aaron Kwok and Kang Soo-yeon. [1]
The 10-day festival attracted 217,865 people despite the organizers having been forced to reschedule some events due to a typhoon. Upcoming filmmakers from South Korea and Mongolia won $30,000 for the New Currents Awards. Over 299 films from 70 countries were screened, with 94 world premieres and 40 international premieres. The event opened with Bhutanese film Vara: A Blessing and closed with the South Korean film The Dinner. [2] [3]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
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Vara: A Blessing | Khyentse Norbu | Bhutan | † |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
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Ana Arabia | Amos Gitai | Israel France | †† | |
Kadal | Mani Ratnam | India | ||
Nagima | Zhanna Issabayeva | Kazakhstan | † | |
Snowpiercer | 설국열차 | Bong Joon-ho | South Korea Czech Republic | |
Unforgiven | 許されざる者 | Lee Sang-il | Japan | |
The X | 더 엑스 | Kim Jee-woon | South Korea | † |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
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A Time in Quchi | 暑假作業 | Chang Tso-chi | Taiwan | †† |
A Touch of Sin | 天注定 Tiān zhùdìng | Jia Zhangke | China Japan | |
Anatomy of a Paperclip | 山守クリップ工場の辺り Yamamori clip koujou no atari | Akira Ikeda | Japan | |
The Backwater | 共喰い Tomogui | Shinji Aoyama | Japan | |
Bends | 過界 | Flora Lau | Hong Kong, China | |
The Book | Yerbol Zhumagulov | Kazakhstan | † | |
Ceylon | Inam | Santosh Sivan | India | † |
Closed Curtain | پرده Pardeh | Jafar Panahi Kambuzia Partovi | Iran | |
The Constructors | Stroiteli | Adilkhan Yerzhanov | Kazakhstan | †† |
David | Bejoy Nambiar | India | ||
Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story | はじまりのみち Hajimari no Michi | Keiichi Hara | Japan | †† |
Death March | Martsang kamatayan | Adolfo Alix, Jr. | Philippines | †† |
Einstein and Einstein | 狗十三 | Cao Baoping | China | † |
Fish & Cat | ماهی و گربه Mahi va Gorbeh | Shahram Mokri | Iran | †† |
Harmony Lessons | Асланның сабақтары Уроки гармонии | Emir Baigazin | Kazakhstan Germany France | †† |
Homesick | Satoru Hirohara | Japan | †† | |
If Only | Sana Dati | Jerrold Tarog | Philippines | †† |
Ikal Mayang : Telling Women Stories | Directors:
| Malaysia | †† | |
Ilo Ilo | 爸媽不在家 (lit. Mom and Dad Are Not Home) | Anthony Chen | Singapore | †† |
Keening Woman | 哭丧女 Ku Sang Nu | Rita Hui | Hong Kong, China | †† |
The Letter | Laxman Utekar | India | † | |
Letters from the South | Directors:
| China Malaysia Thailand Singapore Myanmar | † | |
Like Father, Like Son | そして父になる Soshite Chichi ni Naru | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan | † |
The Lunchbox | Ritesh Batra | India | ||
Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy | Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Thailand | †† | |
Mirror Without Reflection | Nosir Saidov | Tajikistan | † | |
Miss Zombie | Sabu | Japan | †† | |
The Nightingale | 夜莺 yèyīng | Philippe Muyl | China France | † |
Norte, the End of History | Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan | Lav Diaz | Philippines | †† |
Omar | عمر | Hany Abu-Assad | Palestine | †† |
Once Upon a Time in Vietnam | Lửa Phật | Dustin Nguyen | Vietnam | †† |
One-Armed Swordsman | 独臂刀 Dú Bì Dāo | Chang Cheh | Hong Kong, China | |
The Painting Pool | حوض نقاشی Hoze Naghashi | Maziar Miri | Iran | †† |
The Past | Le Passé, گذشته Gozašte | Asghar Farhadi | Iran | |
Present for You 3D | Yoshihiko Dai | Japan | † | |
The Protest | Satyagraha | Prakash Jha | India | |
Qissa | Anup Singh | India Germany Netherlands France | † | |
Queen | Vikas Bahl | India | † | |
R100 | Hitoshi Matsumoto | Japan | †† | |
Real | リアル〜完全なる首長竜の日〜 Riaru: Kanzennaru Shuchō Ryū no Hi | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan | |
Sapi | Brillante Mendoza | Philippines | †† | |
Soul | 失魂 Shī hún | Chung Mong-hong | Taiwan | |
Stray Dogs | 郊遊 Les Chiens errants | Tsai Ming-liang | Taiwan France | †† |
Striking Out in Love | ロマンス・ロード Romansu Rodo | Shingo Matsumura | Japan | †† |
Summer's End | 夏の終り Natsu no Owari | Kazuyoshi Kumakiri | Japan | †† |
Taipei Factory | Directors:
| Taiwan | ||
Together | Saranyoo Jiralak | Thailand | †† | |
Trapped | دربند Darband | Parviz Shahbazi | Iran | |
Twenty-Four Eyes | 二十四の瞳 Nijū-shi no Hitomi | Sakae Tsuboi | Japan | |
What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love | Yang Tidak Dibicarakan Ketika Membicarakan Cinta | Mouly Surya | Indonesia | |
Why Don't You Play in Hell? | 地獄でなぜ悪い Jigoku de naze warui | Sion Sono | Japan | |
Yellow Colt | Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan | Khoroldorj Choijoovanchig | Mongolia | †† |
The Yellow Shallow Sky | Bahram Tavakoli | Iran | †† |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
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10 Minutes | 10분 Sipbun | Lee Yong-seung | South Korea | † |
Again | ゆるせない、逢いたい Yurusenai Aita | Junichi Kanai | Japan | † |
Concrete Clouds | ภวังค์รัก | Lee Chatametikool | Thailand Hong Kong, China | † |
The Isthmus | Sopawan Boonnimitra Peerachai Kerdsint | Thailand | † | |
Jal | Girish Malik | India | † | |
Pascha | 파스카 | Seonkyoung Ahn | South Korea | † |
Remote Control | Byamba Sakhya | Mongolia Germany | † | |
Sarikend | Mehdi Parizad | Iran | † | |
Steel Cold Winter | 소녀 Sonyeo (lit. 'Girl') | Choi Jin-sung | South Korea | † |
The Story of an Old Woman | Alexey Gorlov | Kazakhstan | † | |
Toilet Blues | Dirmawan Hatta | Indonesia | † | |
Transit | Hannah Espia | Philippines | †† |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
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Abbi | 애비 | Jang Hyun-soo | South Korea | † |
Another Family | 또 하나의 약속 Ddo Hanaui Yaksok | Kim Tae-yun | South Korea | † |
The Berlin File | 베를린 Bereullin (lit. Berlin) | Ryoo Seung-wan | South Korea | |
The Fake | 사이비 Saibi | Yeon Sang-ho | South Korea | †† |
Fasten Your Seatbelt | 롤러코스터 Rolleo Koseuteo (lit. 'Rollercoaster') | Ha Jung-woo | South Korea | † |
Genome Hazard | ゲノムハザード 무명인 Mumyeongin (lit. 'Nameless') | Kim Sung-soo | South Korea Japan | † |
God's Eye View | 시선 Sisun | Lee Jang-ho | South Korea | † |
If You Were Me 6 | 여섯 개의 시선6 Yeoseot gae-ui siseon 6 | Directors:
| South Korea | † |
Moebius | 시선 Sisun | Kim Ki-duk | South Korea | † |
My Boy | 마이보이 Mai Boy | Jeon Kyu-hwan | South Korea | † |
Nobody's Daughter Haewon | 누구의 딸도 아닌 해원 Nugu-ui ttal-do anin Haewon | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea | |
Our Sunhi | 우리 선희 Uri Seonhui | Hong Sang-soo | † | |
Rough Play | 배우는 배우다 Baeuneun Baeuda (lit. 'An Actor Is an Actor') | Shin Yeon-shick | † | |
Top Star | 톱스타 Topseuta | Park Joong-hoon | South Korea | † |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
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Dynamite Man | 다이너마이트맨 | Jung Hyuk-won | South Korea | † |
Godsend | 신의 선물 Sinui Seonmul | Moon Si-hyun | South Korea | † |
Guardian | 보호자 Bohoja | Yoo Won-sang | South Korea | † |
Han Gong-ju | 한공주 | Lee Su-jin | South Korea | † |
Intruders | 조난자들 Jonanjadeul | Noh Young-seok | South Korea | †† |
The King of Jokgu | 족구왕 Jokguwang | Woo Moon-gi | South Korea | † |
Mot | 못 (lit. 'Pond') | Seo Ho-bin | South Korea | † |
Shuttlecock | Lee Yu-bin | South Korea | † | |
The Stone | 스톤 | Cho Se-rae | South Korea | † |
Thuy | 안녕, 투이 Annyeong, Tui | Kim Jae-han | South Korea | † |
English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
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Chunhyang | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
Come Come Come Upward | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
Fly High Run Far | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
General's Son | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
Mismatched Nose | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
Seize the Precious Sword | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
Seopyeonje | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
Ticket | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
Village in the Mist | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
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3X3D | Directors:
| Portugal | †† | |
A Pact | Zum Geburtstag | Denis Dercourt | Germany France | †† |
A Street in Palermo | Via Castellana Bandiera | Emma Dante | Italy Switzerland France | †† |
An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker | Epizoda u životu berača željeza | Danis Tanović | Bosnia and Herzegovina France Slovenia | |
Adele: Chapters 1 & 2 | La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2 | Abdellatif Kechiche | France | †† |
All Is Lost | J. C. Chandor | United States | †† | |
Arne's Legacy | Torsten Schmidt | Germany | †† | |
Bastards | Les Salauds | Claire Denis | France Germany | †† |
The Best Offer | La migliore offerta | Giuseppe Tornatore | Italy | |
Big Bad Wolves | מי מפחד מהזאב הרע Mi mefakhed mehaze'ev hara (lit. 'Who is scared of the bad wolf') | Aharon Keshales Navot Papushado | †† | |
Borgman | Alex van Warmerdam | Netherlands Belgium Denmark | †† | |
Child's Pose | Poziția copilului | Călin Peter Netzer | Romania | |
Durban Poison | Andrew Worsdale | South Africa | †† | |
End of Time | Endzeit | Sebastian Fritzsch | Germany | †† |
Family Tour | Liliana Torres | Spain | †† | |
The Fifth Estate | Bill Condon | United States | †† | |
Fruitvale Station | Ryan Coogler | United States | †† | |
Gaming Instinct | Spieltrieb | Gregor Schnitzler | Germany | †† |
Gloria | Sebastián Lelio | Chile Spain | ||
GriGris | Mahamat Saleh Haroun | France Chad | †† | |
Heli | Amat Escalante | Mexico France Germany Netherlands | †† | |
Honeymoon | Líbánky | Jan Hřebejk | Czech Republic Slovenia | †† |
Ida | Paweł Pawlikowski | Poland Denmark | †† | |
In Hiding | Jan Kidawa-Błoński | Poland | † | |
Inside Llewyn Davis | Joel and Ethan Coen | United States France | †† | |
Intimate Parts | Интимные места | Natasha Merkulova Alexey Chupov | Russia | †† |
It Was You Charlie | Emmanuel Shirinian | Canada | † | |
Jealousy | La Jalousie | Philippe Garrel | France | †† |
La Paz | Santiago Loza | Argentina | †† | |
Le Grand Cahier | A nagy füzet | Janos Szasz | Hungary Germany France Austria | †† |
L'intrepido | Gianni Amelio | Italy | †† | |
My Sweet Pepper Land | Huner Saleem | France Germany Kurd | †† | |
Mystery Road | Ivan Sen | Australia | †† | |
Paradise: Hope | Paradies: Hoffnung | Ulrich Seidl | Austriay Francey Germany | |
The Priest's Children | Svećenikova djeca | Vinko Brešan | Croatia Serbia | †† |
Prince Avalanche | David Gordon Green | United States | †† | |
Reality Show | Adam Rifkin | United States | †† | |
Rock the Casbah | רוק בקסבה | Israel France | †† | |
Sacro GRA | Gianfranco Rosi | Italy France | †† | |
Short Term 12 | Destin Daniel Cretton | United States | †† | |
Stand Clear of the Closing Doors | Sam Fleischner | United States | †† | |
Story of My Death | Història de la meva mort | Albert Serra | Spain France | †† |
The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears | L'étrange couleur des larmes de ton corps | Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani | Belgium France Luxembourg | †† |
Stranger by the Lake | L'Inconnu du lac | Alain Guiraudie | France | †† |
Tom at the Farm | Tom à la ferme | Xavier Dolan | Canada France | †† |
Ummah – Among Friends | Cuneyt Kaya | Germany | †† | |
Vic+Flo Saw a Bear | Vic et Flo ont vu un ours | Denis Côté | Canada | †† |
Walesa. Man of Hope | Wałęsa. Człowiek z nadziei | Andrzej Wajda | Poland | †† |
When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism | Când se lasă seara peste București sau Metabolism | Corneliu Porumboiu | Romania France | †† |
Workers | José Luis Valle | Mexico Germany | †† |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
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Alienation | Milko Lazarov | Bulgaria | †† | |
Apaches | Thierry de Peretti | France | †† | |
Bad Hair | Pelo malo | Mariana Rondón | Venezuela | †† |
Bluebird | Lance Edmands | United States Sweden | †† | |
Canopy | Aaron Wilson | Australia Singapore | †† | |
CLYDECYNIC | Ramiro Belanger | Canada | † | |
Delicious | Tammy Riley-Smith | United Kingdom | † | |
Dreamland | Petra Volpe | Switzerland Germany | †† | |
Drift | Benny Vandendriessche | Belgium | † | |
Good Night | Sean H. A. Gallagher | United States | †† | |
Grand Central | Rebecca Zlotowski | France Austria | †† | |
Harrigan | Vince Woods | United Kingdom | †† | |
Home | Maximilian Hult | Sweden Iceland | † | |
Il Futuro | Alicia Scherson | Chile Germany Italy Spain | †† | |
The Impeccables | Ramin Matin | Turkey | † | |
Judas | Andrey Bogatyrev | Russia | †† | |
La Jaula de Oro | Diego Quemada-Díez | Mexico | †† | |
Metalhead | Málmhaus | Ragnar Bragason | Iceland Norway | †† |
Miss and the Doctors | Axelle Ropert | France | †† | |
Miss Violence | Alexandros Avranas | Greece | †† | |
My Dog Killer | Môj pes Killer | Mira Fornay | Slovak Republic Czech Republic | †† |
Not Another Happy Ending | John McKay | United Kingdom | †† | |
The Referee | L'arbitro | Paolo Zucca | Italy Argentina | †† |
The Reunion | Återträffen | Anna Odell | Sweden | †† |
The Rocket | Kim Mordaunt | Australia Thailand | †† | |
Salvo | Fabio Grassadonia Antonio Piazza | Italy France | †† | |
Sarah Prefers to Run | Sarah préfère la course | Chloé Robichaud | Canada | †† |
The Sea | Stephen Brown | Ireland United Kingdom | †† | |
The Selfish Giant | Clio Barnard | United Kingdom | †† | |
That Thing You Love | Alvaro Velarde | Peru Argentina | † | |
Wild Duck | Yannis Sakaridis | Greece | †† |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
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Cold Eyes | 감시자들 Gamsijadeul (lit. "Surveillance") | Cho Ui-seok | South Korea | |
The Fly | Eega | S. S. Rajamouli | India | |
I'll Follow You Down | Richie Mehta | Canada | †† | |
Me, Myself and Mum | Les Garçons et Guillaume, à table ! | Guillaume Gallienne | France Belgium | †† |
Run Milkha Run | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | India | |
Silent Witness | 全民目擊 Quán Mín Mù Jī | Fei Xing | China | †† |
The Terror Live | 더 테러 라이브 Deo Tereo Raibeu) | Kim Byung-woo | South Korea | |
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast | 總舖師 (lit. 'Bandoh master chef') | Chen Yu-hsun | Taiwan | †† |
English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
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The Crying Game | Neil Jordan | Ireland | |
Garage | Lenny Abrahamson | Ireland | |
The General | John Boorman | Ireland | |
In America | Jim Sheridan | Ireland | |
In the Name of the Father | Jim Sheridan | Ireland | |
Leo the Last | John Boorman | Ireland | |
Life's a Breeze | Lance Daly | Ireland | |
Love Eternal | Brendan Muldowney | Ireland | |
Michael Collins | Liam Neeson | Ireland | |
Once | John Carney | Ireland | |
The Stag | John Butler | Ireland |
English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
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Abdullajon or Dedicated to Steven Spielberg | Zulfiqor Musoqov | Uzbekistan | |
Balkon | Kalykbek Salykov | Kazakhstan | |
The Blessed Bukhara | Bako Sadykov | Tajikistan | |
Poor People | Dzhahangir Kasymov | Uzbekistan | †† |
Presence | Talib Khamidov | Tajikistan | |
Slow Sea, Fast River | Marat Sarulu | Kyrgyzstan | |
Surzhekey – The Angel of Death | Damir Manabay | Kazakhstan | |
The Wild East | Rashid Nugmanov | Kazakhstan |
English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
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Farewell My Darling | Park Chul-soo | South Korea | |
Green Chair 2013 – Love Conceptually | Park Chul-soo | South Korea | † |
Mother | Park Chul-soo | South Korea | |
Stray Dog | Park Chul-soo | South Korea | |
Three-Oh-One, Three-Oh-Two | Park Chul-soo | South Korea |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
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Afflicted | Derek Lee Clif Prowse | Canada United States | ||
Afterparty | Miguel Larraya | Spain | ||
Dawn of the Dead 3-D | George A. Romero | United States South Korea | † | |
The Devil's Path | 凶悪 Kyōaku | Kazuya Shiraishi | Japan | |
Grand Piano | Eugenio Mira | Spain | †† | |
The Keeper of Lost Causes | Kvinden i buret | Mikkel Nørgaard | Denmark | |
Last Summer | Saranyoo Jiralak Sittisiri Mongkolsiri Kittithat Tangsirikit | Thailand | †† | |
Life Deluxe | Snabba Cash: Livet Deluxe | Jens Jonsson | Sweden | †† |
Nothing Bad Can Happen | Tore tanzt | Katrin Gebbe | Germany | |
Pee Mak | พี่มาก..พระโขนง Phi Mak Phra Khanong | Banjong Pisanthanaku | Thailand | |
The Returned | Retornados | Manuel Carballo | Spain | |
Savaged | Avenged | Michael S. Ojeda | United States |
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