Set in Taiwan in 1962, a period known as the White Terror, Detention takes place in and around a school and its among its student and staff as they are encouraged to turn anyone who may be against the current power in. A group of students and young teachers meets up to discuss banned books and other materials. As they try to stay hidden and survive, something not quite usual starts happening.
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A Mermaid in Paris (Une sirène à Paris) (2020) [Fantasia Fest 2020]
In a fairy tale-like version of Paris, a man who works at a very particular bar finds and saves a mermaid. As he takes care of her, he slowly falls for her, which could very well be his downfall.
A Witness Out of the Blue (2019) [Fantasia Fest 2020]
The official definition for this film is “[a] Hong Kong crime thriller about a detective and a parrot” and it honestly nails the film. It’s what it’s about with of course other factors involved like a criminal, some corruption, and a little bit of love possibly.
The Paper Tigers (2020) [Fantasia Fest 2020]
Having grown up as kung fu experts, three men face the fact that they are aging and not in their prime anymore when their Sifu passes away and they have to make sure his memory is respected.
I WeirDO (2019) [Fantasia Festival 2020]
A germaphobe meets the girl of his dreams who he follows to a supermarket as she steals chocolate while wearing a similar protection outfit as his. Together, they attempt to make their life better, or at least perfect for them as a couple, that is until something unexpected happens and changes one of them.
Life: Untitled (2019) [Fantasia Festival 2020]
A young escort is disillusion by life and her work, bringing the viewer into the life of an escort agency and its members, working escorts, drivers, bosses, clients, et al…
Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019) [Fantasia Festival 2020]
A husband and father will do almost anything to protect his wife and daughter after extreme measured had to be taken to protect themselves.