Red Light Revolution • (China) In this satirical take on sex and society in China, podgy Shunxi loses his job and his wife and decides to set up an adult shop to get his life back on track.
Sep 15, 9:30pm, Shaw Lido

Viva Riva! • (Democratic Republic of Congo) An inconsequential con-man strikes it big when he commandeers a gasoline shipment. Living the high life, his new wealth quickly lands him in the middle of the Congolese underworld.
Sep 16, 2pm, Shaw Lido

The Tree of Life • (USA) Winner of the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Terrence Malick’s latest film explores the origins of the universe and the meaning of life through one man’s recollections of his childhood. Stars Brad Pitt and Sean Penn.
Sep 16, 9:30pm, Shaw Lido

Rubber • (France) In what is easily one of the most bizarre and original films to emerge in a long time, Robert the tire (yes, as in a car tire) goes on a killing spree.
Sep 16, 9:30pm, Shaw Lido

Cave of Forgotten Dreams • (Germany) This sumptuous 3D documentary about ancient cave paintings is more than just a collection of talking heads. Directed by German maverick auteur Werner Herzog; soundtrack scored by Dutch cellist and composer Ernst Reijseger.
Sep 17, 3:30pm, Shaw Lido

Floating Lives • (Vietnam) Based on Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tu’s Asean Literature award winning short story Boundless Rice Field, this touching melodrama about a family of peasants is bound to make folks cling to their Kleenex.
Sep 18, 1:30pm, The Arts House

I Have Loved • (Singapore) Shot among the temples of the Angkor complex in Siem Reap, the film follows a woman trying to escape loss and sadness as she has brief interludes with two men who are tied to other women. Stars Glen Goei, Eryn Tett and Amarin Cholvibul.
Sep 18, 7pm, Shaw Lido

Abel • (Mexico) Y tu mamá también’s Diego Luna makes his directorial debut with a dark comedy about the eponymous protagonist, a delusional nine-year-old boy who believes he is the head of his dysfunctional family.
Sep 20, 9:30pm, Shaw Lido

Akasuka Daydreams • (Japan) In this longest single-scene film in the world, the relationship between a recently widowed musician and his young daughter is explored. Directed by Kinshirou Ogio.
Sep 21, 7:30pm, Sinema

A Cat in Paris • (France) Dino the cat leads a double life; he’s the loyal companion of a little girl named Zoe by day and a burglar’s accomplice by night. When Zoe falls into the clutches of the mobster who killed her father, Dino’s two identities converge.
Sep 23, 7:30pm, Shaw Lido

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