Hawaii International Film Festival: Features Lineup
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1. A Ciambra (2017)
Unrated | 118 min | Crime, Drama
In A CIAMBRA, a small Romani community in Calabria, Pio Amato is desperate to grow up fast. At 14, he drinks, smokes and is one of the few to easily slide between the region's factions - ... See full summary »
Director: Jonas Carpignano | Stars: Pio Amato, Iolanda Amato, Koudous Seihon, Damiano Amato
Votes: 2,115 | Gross: $0.03M
2. Alaska Is a Drag (2017)
83 min | Drama
Tough, but diva fabulous, Leo, an aspiring drag superstar, is stuck working in a fish cannery in Alaska. He and his twin sister are trapped in the monotony of fist fights and fish guts. Out... See full summary »
Director: Shaz Bennett | Stars: Martin L. Washington Jr., Maya Washington, Matt Dallas, Chris O'Shea
Votes: 158
3. ArtBlock (2017)
3 min | Animation, Short | Completed
John a young aspiring artist that lets his imagination run rampant. Can he keep that burning passion as he grows up?
Director: Alfred Chan
4. Back to Burgundy (2017)
113 min | Comedy, Drama
After a 10 year absence, Jean returns to his hometown when his father falls ill. Reuniting with his sister Juliette and his brother Jérémie, they have to re-build their relationship and trust as a family again.
Director: Cédric Klapisch | Stars: Pio Marmaï, Ana Girardot, François Civil, Jean-Marc Roulot
Votes: 4,098 | Gross: $0.26M
5. The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017)
R | 111 min | Action, Drama, Western
A thrilling and action-packed Western, The Ballad of Lefty Brown is a story about loyalty, friendship, and the relentless pursuit of justice.
Director: Jared Moshe | Stars: Bill Pullman, Peter Fonda, Stephen Alan Seder, Kathy Baker
Votes: 5,484 | Gross: $0.01M
6. A Beautiful Star (2017)
127 min | Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
It portrays a family on Earth who come to believe that they are actually from other planets all of a sudden. They try so hard to save the endangered planet Earth but things get crazy on the way.
Director: Daihachi Yoshida | Stars: Lily Franky, Kazuya Kamenashi, Ai Hashimoto, Tomoko Nakajima
Votes: 200
7. Becoming Who I Was (2017)
95 min | Documentary
After a Buddhist boy in the highlands of northern India discovers that he is the reincarnation of a centuries-old Tibetan monk, his godfather takes him on a journey to discover his past.
Directors: Moon Chang-Yong, Jeon Jin | Stars: Angdu Padma, Rigzin Urgain
Votes: 166
8. Before We Vanish (2017)
R | 129 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Three aliens travel to Earth in preparation for a mass invasion, taking possession of human bodies.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Masami Nagasawa, Ryûhei Matsuda, Hiroki Hasegawa, Masahiro Higashide
Votes: 1,813 | Gross: $0.05M
9. Birds Without Names (2017)
TV-14 | 123 min | Drama, Mystery
Tawako's boyfriend is not her kind, but she puts up with it in exchange for shelter. Her old boyfriend of almost a decade ago is long gone, and was also not nice, but like most girls she ... See full summary »
Director: Kazuya Shiraishi | Stars: Yû Aoi, Sadao Abe, Tôri Matsuzaka, Yutaka Takenouchi
Votes: 655
10. Borg vs. McEnroe (2017)
R | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of the 1980 tennis rivalry between the placid Björn Borg and the volatile John McEnroe.
Director: Janus Metz | Stars: Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny
Votes: 27,845 | Gross: $14.11M
11. BPM (Beats Per Minute) (2017)
Not Rated | 143 min | Drama
Members of the advocacy group ACT UP Paris demand action by the government and pharmaceutical companies to combat the AIDS epidemic in the early 1990s.
Director: Robin Campillo | Stars: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adèle Haenel, Antoine Reinartz
Votes: 13,370 | Gross: $0.13M
12. Call Me by Your Name (2017)
R | 132 min | Drama, Romance
In 1980s Italy, romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant.
Director: Luca Guadagnino | Stars: Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar
Votes: 211,100 | Gross: $18.10M
13. Close-Knit (2017)
127 min | Drama
One spring Hiromi, who is the mother of an 11-year-old girl Tomo, left home for the umpteenth time. Tomo is accustomed to such a mother and as always went to Makio's place. He is a brother ... See full summary »
Director: Naoko Ogigami | Stars: Misako Tanaka, Mugi Kadowaki, Kenta Kiritani, Eiko Koike
Votes: 1,227
14. Columbus (I) (2017)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
A Korean-born man finds himself stuck in Columbus, Indiana, where his architect father is in a coma. The man meets a young woman who wants to stay in Columbus with her mother, a recovering addict, instead of pursuing her own dreams.
Director: Kogonada | Stars: John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, Parker Posey, Michelle Forbes
Votes: 14,400 | Gross: $1.02M
15. Cycle (II) (2018)
96 min | Comedy
A post-Independence era story, Cycle is about 'Keshav''s intense love for his cycle which gets stolen by two thieves. Will Keshav ever find his cycle back?
Director: Prakash Kunte | Stars: Hrishikesh Joshi, Priyadarshan Jadhav, Bhalchandra Kadam, Bapu Awale
Votes: 276
16. Darkest Hour (2017)
PG-13 | 125 min | Biography, Drama, History
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ben Mendelsohn
Votes: 171,564 | Gross: $56.47M
17. The Day After (2017)
92 min | Drama, Romance
The married Bongwan leaves home in the dark morning and sets off to work. The memories of the woman who left weigh down on him. That day Bongwan's wife finds a love note, bursts into the office, and mistakes Areum for the woman who left.
Director: Sang-soo Hong | Stars: Yunhee Cho, Ki Joabang, Taeu Kang, Sae-byeok Kim
Votes: 1,907 | Gross: $0.02M
18. Dealer/Healer (2017)
101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Biography of Chen Hua, a former underworld kingpin and drug dealer who takes a new lease of life and help rehabilitate people from drug addiction.
Director: Lawrence Ah Mon | Stars: Ching Wan Lau, Ka Tung Lam, Yiyan Jiang, Louis Koo
Votes: 214
19. Dear Etranger (2017)
127 min | Drama
A 40-year old man sees his life change when his wife gets pregnant. He already has a daughter from his first marriage whom he rarely sees and two step-daughters, from his wife's first ... See full summary »
Director: Yukiko Mishima | Stars: Rena Tanaka, Tadanobu Asano, Miu Arai, Narushi Ikeda
Votes: 329
20. Downsizing (2017)
R | 135 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A social satire in which a man realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself to five inches tall, allowing him to live in wealth and splendor.
Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig
Votes: 98,824 | Gross: $24.45M
21. The Endless (I) (2017)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
As kids, they escaped a UFO death cult. Now, two adult brothers seek answers after an old videotape surfaces and brings them back to where they began.
Directors: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead | Stars: Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson, Callie Hernandez, Tate Ellington
Votes: 33,363 | Gross: $0.27M
22. The Final Year (2017)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary
A chronicle of the Barack Obama administration's foreign policy team and the events of Obama's final year in office.
Director: Greg Barker | Stars: Ben Rhodes, Samantha Power, John Kerry, Susan Rice
Votes: 3,007 | Gross: $0.19M
23. The Gangster's Daughter (2017)
105 min | Crime, Drama
When her mom dies unexpectedly, a rebellious teen is reunited with her dad, a small-time Taipei gangster, causing him to question his life of crime -- until a corrupt cop turns their world upside down.
Director: Mei-Juin Chen | Stars: Ally Chiu, Jack Kao
Votes: 78
24. Gemini (II) (2017)
R | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A heinous crime tests the complex relationship between a tenacious personal assistant and her Hollywood starlet boss. As the assistant unravels the mystery, she must confront her own understanding of friendship, truth and celebrity.
Director: Aaron Katz | Stars: Lola Kirke, Zoë Kravitz, John Cho, Greta Lee
Votes: 4,512 | Gross: $0.20M
25. Yoorijungwon (2017)
116 min | Drama, Mystery
Despite her disabled leg, Ph.D. student Jae-yeon is a brilliant researcher with a rare ability to communicate with nature. Having been hurt by her hypocrite colleague and lover, she turns ... See full summary »
Director: Su-won Shin | Stars: Moon Geun-young, Tae-hoon Kim, Eun-Chong Go, Jung-ki Kim
Votes: 110
26. The Great Buddha + (2017)
102 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
One day when Pickle's and his colleague, Belly Bottom's television is broken, their lives are changed forever.
Director: Hsin-yao Huang | Stars: Cres Chuang, Bamboo Chu-Sheng Chen, Leon Dai, Shao-Huai Chang
Votes: 3,075
27. Gukoroku - Traces of Sin (2016)
120 min | Drama, Mystery
An investigations on murder didn't reach to any results, until a journalist discover new information that get on the trail of the criminal.
Director: Kei Ishikawa | Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Hikari Mitsushima, Keisuke Koide, Asami Usuda
Votes: 870
28. Heavy Water, Virtual Reality (2018 Video)
Short
A third generation surf board enthusiast who ups the ante on his family legacy.
Director: Michael Oblowitz | Star: Nathan Fletcher
29. I Am Evidence (2017)
TV-MA | 89 min | Documentary
An investigation into the way sexual assault cases are handled by police departments across the United States.
Directors: Trish Adlesic, Geeta Gandbhir | Stars: Gail Abarbanel, Richard Bell, Joe Biden, Carol Blass
Votes: 464
30. I Can I Will I Did (2017)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
Depressed foster youth Ben is bullied and as a result gets into a car accident. His recovery process is slow, until he meets Adrienne, a wheelchair bound fellow patient at the hospital who ... See full summary »
Director: Nadine Truong | Stars: Ik Jo Kang, Mike Faist, Ellie Lee, Jack DiFalco
Votes: 79
31. I Can Speak (2017)
119 min | Comedy, Drama
The film tells the story of an elderly woman (played by Na Moon Hee) who constantly files complaints with the local office about the wrongs that she sees around her each day. Along the way,... See full summary »
Director: Hyun-seok Kim | Stars: Moon-hee Na, Lee Jehoon, Cheol-min Park, Yeom Hye-ran
Votes: 1,513
32. I, Tonya (2017)
R | 119 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
Director: Craig Gillespie | Stars: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Julianne Nicholson
Votes: 181,195 | Gross: $30.01M
33. Koroshiya 1 (2001)
R | 129 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of achieving.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Nao Ohmori, Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Paulyn Sun
Votes: 52,209 | Gross: $0.02M
34. In the Fade (2017)
R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Katja's life collapses after the death of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Numan Acar, Adam Bousdoukos, Diane Kruger, Denis Moschitto
Votes: 28,860 | Gross: $0.32M
35. Jimami Tofu (2017)
121 min | Drama, Romance
A Chinese Singaporean chef, formerly working in Tokyo, finds himself in Okinawa begging a disgruntled old chef to teach him traditional Okinawan food. A top Japanese food critic finds ... See full summary »
Directors: Jason Chan, Christian Lee | Stars: Masane Tsukayama, Jason Chan, Mari Yamamoto, Rino Nakasone
Votes: 44
36. Keep Talking (2017)
80 min | Documentary
With less than 40 fluent Elder speakers remaining, the Alutiiq language is at risk. Four Alaska Native women discover language revitalization offers complex challenges and unique, potentially life-saving rewards.
Director: Karen Lynn Weinberg
Votes: 11
37. King of Peking (2017)
88 min | Comedy, Drama
When home entertainment enters the market in 90s Beijing, a former projectionist ropes his young son into starting their own pirate movie company, but easy money comes with its own price tag.
Director: Sam Voutas | Stars: Jun Zhao, Wang Naixun, Qing Han, Si Chao
Votes: 293
38. Lady Bird (2017)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
Director: Greta Gerwig | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges
Votes: 240,231 | Gross: $48.96M
39. Made in Hong Kong (1997)
109 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Autumn Moon (Sam Lee), a low-rent triad living in Hong Kong, struggles to find meaning in his hopelessly violent existence.
Director: Fruit Chan | Stars: Sam Lee, Neiky Hui-Chi Yim, Wenders Li, Ka-Chuen Tam
Votes: 2,062
40. Maineland (2017)
90 min | Documentary
Stella and Harry are affluent, cosmopolitan teenagers who are part of the enormous wave of "parachute students" from Mainland China enrolling in U.S. private schools. Shot over three years ... See full summary »
Director: Miao Wang
Votes: 84
41. Man of Will (2017)
115 min | Action, Drama
Young Kim Chang-Soo is placed behind bars, charged with murdering a Japanese person who took part in Empress Myeongseong's assassination. In prison, Kim Chang-Soo sees how Koreans are ... See full summary »
Director: Won-Tae Lee | Stars: Cho Jin-woong, Song Seung-heon, Soo-bin Ahn, Kwak Dong-Yeon
Votes: 85
42. Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017)
PG | 103 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Based on "The Little Broomstick" by Mary Stewart, a strange flower grants a girl magic powers.
Directors: Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Giles New | Stars: Hana Sugisaki, Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Yûki Amami, Fumiyo Kohinata
Votes: 12,046 | Gross: $2.42M
43. Mon Mon Mon Monsters (2017)
Not Rated | 113 min | Comedy, Horror
A group of teenagers capture a man-eating monster.
Director: Giddens Ko | Stars: Eugenie Liu, Kent Tsai, Yu-Kai Teng, James Lai
Votes: 1,212
44. Mrs. Fang (2017)
86 min | Documentary
Surrounded by the careless family and neighbors, Fang Xiuying is deprived of all intellectual abilities and she slowly dies in a modest room, in some of the villages of South China.
Director: Bing Wang | Star: Fang Xiuying
Votes: 253
45. Newton (2017)
Not Rated | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
A government clerk on election duty in the conflict ridden jungle of Central India tries his best to conduct free and fair voting despite the apathy of security forces and the looming fear of guerrilla attacks by communist rebels.
Director: Amit Masurkar | Stars: Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Anjali Patil, Raghuvir Yadav
Votes: 16,672
46. Oh Lucy! (2017)
95 min | Comedy, Drama