LEAFF 2023 brings a diverse programme from East and Southeast Asia, including international and UK premieres. This year, our programme will be showcased through these strands: Retrospective: Director Chung Ji-Young, LEAFF’s Official Selection, Competition, Stories of Women, Halloween Horror Special, Cherish the World, LGBTQIA+ and Classics Restored. The festival will open and close at ODEON Luxe Leicester Square. Other screenings and Q&As will take place at Odeon Luxe West End and the Cinema at Selfridges.
For more information about tickets, please visit: https://www.leaff.org.uk/2023tickets
Here is the full programme:
OPENING GALA
The Boys + Q&A with the Director | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 2023 | 124 mins
CLOSING GALA
Concrete Utopia + Q&A with Director, Actor Park Bo-young | Dir. Um Tae-hwa | Korea | 2023 | 130 mins
LEAFF OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Breaking Ice | Dir. Anthony Chen | Singapore | 2022 | 97 mins
Dan Dan | Dir. Song Chuan | China | 2022 | 103 mins
Hidden Blade | Dir. Cheng Er | Hong Kong | 2022 | 128 mins
In Broad Daylight | Dir. Lawrence Kan | Hong Kong | 2023 | 106 mins
In Our Day | Dir. Hong Sang-Soo | Korea | 2023 | 83 mins
Killing Romance + Q&A with the Director | Dir. Lee Won Suk | Korea | 2023 | 106 mins
Mad Fate | Dir. Soi Cheang | Hong Kong | 2023 | 109 mins
Manhole | Dir. Kazuyoshi Kumakiri | Japan | 2023 | 99 mins
Monster | Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan | 2023 | 126 mins
Perfect Days | Dir. Wim Wenders | Japan | 2023 | 123 mins
Revolver Lily | Dir. Isao Yukisada | Japan | 2023 | 139 mins
Road to Boston + Q&A with Director | Dir. Kang Je-gyu | Korea | 2023 | 108 mins
Snow Leopard | Dir. Pema Tseden | Tibet | 2023 | 109 mins
The Shadowless Tower | Dir. Lu Zhang | China | 2023 | 144 mins
Vital Signs | Dir. Cheuk Wan-chi | Hong Kong | 2023 | 100 mins
RETROSPECTIVE: DIRECTOR CHUNG JI-YOUNG
The Boys | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 2023 | 124 mins
Black Money | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 2019 | 113 mins
Ari Ari The Korean Cinema | Dir. Heo Chul, Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 2012 | 83 mins
National Security | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 2012 | 106 mins
Unbowed | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 2011 | 110 mins
Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 1994 | 120 mins
White Badge | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 1992 | 124 mins
North Korean Partisan in South Korea | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 1990 | 157 mins
STORIES OF WOMEN
Her Hobby + Q&A with the Director | Dir. Ha Myung Mi | Korea | 2023 | 118 mins
Her Locket + Q&A with the Producer/Actor Rebecca Chuaunsu Shangkuan | Dir. J E Tiglao | Philippines | 2023 | 119 mins
Little Blue | Dir. Lee Yi-fang | Taiwan | 2022 | 96 mins
Lonely Eighteen | Dir. Tracy Hsu | Hong Kong | 2023 | 91 min
Untold Herstory | Dir. Zero Chou | Taiwan | 2022 | 102 mins
COMPETITION
Amiko | Dir. Morii Yusuke | Japan | 2022 | 104 mins
Coo-Coo 043 | Dir. Chan Ching-Lin | Taiwan | 2022 | 135 mins
Cord Of Life | Dir. Sixue Qiao | China | 2022 | 96 mins
Day Off + Q&A with the Director | Dir. Fu Tien-yu | Taiwan | 2023 | 106 mins
Double Thomas | Dir. Yang Tianshuo | China | 2023 | 81 mins
GAGA | Dir. Laha Mebow | Taiwan | 2022 | 112 mins
Hopeless + Q&A with the Director, Actor Hong Xa-bin | Dir. Kim Chang-hoon | Korea | 2023 | 133 mins
Iron Mask | Dir. Kim Sung-hwan | Korea | 2023 | 100 min
Kissing the Ground You Walked On | Dir. Heng Fai Hong | Macao | 2023 | 93 mins
Stand Up Story | Dir. Au Cheuk Man | Hong Kong | 2023 | 105 mins
CLASSICS RESTORED
Ah Fei | Dir. Wan Jen | Taiwan | 1983 | 115 mins
Dust of Angels | Dir. Hsiao-Ming Hsu | Taiwan | 1992 | 110 mins
HALLOWEEN HORROR SPECIAL
Home Sweet Home | Dir. Takumi Saitoh | Japan | 2023 | 113 mins
Immersion | Dir. Takashi Shimizu | Japan | 2023 | 109 mins
CHERISH THE WORLD
Where Has All The Pollution Gone? | Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan | 1991 | 47 mins
Sura: A Love Song + Q&A with the Director | Dir. Hwang Yun | Korea | 2022 | 102 mins
LGBTQIA+
Egoist | Dir. Daishi Matsunaga | Japan | 2022 | 120 mins
Green Night | Dir. Shuai Han | Hong Kong | 2023 | 92 mins
