The Wave Film Festival

SBIFF
The Wave
FILM FESTIVAL
PROGRAM GUIDE
MAY 11 - 15, 2016
Five Days of Asian Cinema
at the Riviera Theatre
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THE ACCIDENTAL DETECTIVE
THE CHRONICLES OF EVIL
Written & Directed by Kim Jung-Hoon
Starring: Kwon Sang-Woo, Sung Dong-Il, Seo Young-Hee
Country: South Korea / Runtime: 120 min
Written & Directed by Baek Woon-hak
Starring: Son Hayun-Joo, Daniel Choi, Park Seo-Joon
Country: South Korea / Runtime: 102 min
Comic book store-owner and true-crime enthusiast, Daeman, spends his days giving his opinion to detectives at the
local police station. When his detective friend is wrongfully
charged with murder, he must team up with a washed-up
cop facing demotion to launch a joint murder investigation.
The highly decorated detective Choi accidentally commits
murder and cleans up the scene before he flees. When the
body is displayed in front of the police station the next
morning, Choi has no choice but to take charge of the case
and conceal the evidence of his crime.
Screening: Wed May 11 @ 11:00am / Fri May 13 @ 7:30pm
Screening: Wed May 11 @ 7:30pm / Sat May 14 @ 2:00pm
BLANKA
COLLECTIVE INVENTION
Written & Directed by Kohki Hasei
Starring Cydel Gabutero, Peter Millari and Jomar Bisuyo
Country: Philippines & Japan / Runtime: 75 min
Written & Directed by Oh-Kwang Kwon
Starring: Cheon-hee Lee, Kwang Soo Lee, Bo-yeong Park
Country: South Korea / Runtime: 92 min
Eleven-year-old Blanka makes her living on the streets of
Manila by begging and stealing. She dreams of saving
enough money to “buy” a mom. When she meets Peter, a
blind gambling musician, her life takes an unexpected turn
when he helps her to develop her talent as a singer.
Young and unemployed Gu is desperate to make some
money and participates in a clinical trial for a pharmaceutical company’s new drug. As an unknown side effect, he
slowly transforms into a fish and becomes Korea’s hottest
news and a superstar, only to fall from grace just as quickly.
Screening: Fri May 13 @ 11:00am / Sun May 15 @ 5:00pm
Screening: Thurs May 12 @ 2:00pm / Sat May 14 @ 7:30pm
GIRL ON THE EDGE
Written & Directed by Geun-buem Park
Starring: Ye-ji Kong,Ye-young Park
Country: South Korea / Runtime: 93 min
Transferred to a new high school, Jin-suk meets a friendly
classmate, Eun-yeong. When the abusive ex-husband of
Eun-yeong’s mother gets violent, Eun-yeong and her mother
flee to Jin-suk’s home. One morning Eun-yeong’s mother
disappears along with Jin-suk’s money, and the two girls set
out to track her down.
Screening: Wed May 11 @ 5:00pm / Sun May 15 @ 8:00am
THE LAUNDRYMAN
Directed by Chung Lee
Written by Chung Lee, Yu-Hsun Chen
Starring: Hsiao-Chuan Change, Qian Wan, Tang Sui
Country: Taiwan / Runtime: 112 min
This Chinese ghost comedy is set in a laundry shop that
secretly provides the service of contract killing. When a killer
haunted by his victims’ spirits embarks on a journey to rid
himself of the ghosts, the secrets behind both the laundry
shop and his identity begin to unfold.
Screening: Fri May 13 @ 2:00pm / Sun May 15 @ 7:30pm
MR. SIX
Directed by Hu Guan
Written by Runnian Dong, Hu Guan
Starring: Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Hanyu, Li Yifeng
Country: China / Runtime: 134 min
A once notorious but now lonely gangster named Mr. Six
discovers his estranged son has been kidnapped after
damaging the car of a government official’s son. After an
unsuccessful attempt to fix things, Mr. Six summons his retired
gang to apply old-school tactics to get his son back.
Screening: Thurs May 12 @ 7:30pm / Sat May 14 @ 11:00am
MY LOVE, DON’T CROSS THAT RIVER
Written & Directed by Jin Moyoung
Starring Jo Byung-Man and Kang Kyae-Yual
Country: South Korea / Runtime: 86 min
An intimate portrait of an elderly couple nearing the end of
life, the film observes a fragile couple in their South Korean
home. The fly-on-the-wall camera captures a deep love
painted through simple acts of affection—from a goodnatured leaf fight to a gentle caress of the cheek.
Screening: Fri May 13 @ 5:00pm / Sun May 15 @ 11:00am
RIGHT NOW, WRONG THEN
Written & Directed by Sang-soo Hong
Starring: Jung Jaeyoung, Kim Minhee
Country: South Korea / Runtime: 121 min
Chun-Soo, an art house film director, arrives in Suwon one
day earlier than scheduled. Chun-Soo decides to visit a
palace and meets Hee-Jung, an aspiring painter. The two
go out. They eat and drink and spend the same day
together--twice.
Screening: Thurs May 12 @ 5:00pm / Sun May 15 @ 2:00pm
SWEET BEAN
ZINNIA FLOWER
Directed by Tom Shu-Yu Lin
Written by Tom Shu-Yu Lin,Wei-Jan Liu
Starring: Karena Lam, Chin-Hang “Stone” Shih
Country: Taiwan / Runtime: 96 min
In the same accident, Wei loses his pregnant wife, and Ming
loses her fiancé. Buddhism allows 100 days of mourning.
Wei runs around in circles while Ming calmly creeps down a
determined path. With the 100th day approaching, Wei and
Ming wonder if they’ll ever be able to say goodbye.
Screening: Thurs May 12 @ 11:00am / Sat May 14 @ 5:00pm
SPONSORS
Written & Directed by Naomi Kawase
Starring: Nagase Masatoshi, Kiki Kirin, Uchida Kyara
Country: Japan / Runtime: 113 min
The manager of a pancake stall finds himself confronted
with an odd but sympathetic elderly woman looking for
work. A taste of her homemade bean jelly convinces him to
hire her, which starts a relationship that is about much more
than just street food.
Screening: Wed May 11 @ 2:00pm / Sat May 14 @ 8:00am
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FILM SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY
5/11
THURSDAY
5/12
FRIDAY
5/13
THE ACCIDENTAL
DETECTIVE
11:00am
ZINNIA
FLOWER
11:00am
BLANKA
11:00am
SWEET BEAN
2:00pm
COLLECTIVE
INVENTION
2:00pm
THE
LAUNDRYMAN
2:00pm
GIRL ON
THE EDGE
5:00pm
RIGHT NOW,
WRONG THEN
5:00pm
MY LOVE, DON’T
CROSS THAT RIVER
5:00pm
THE CHRONICLES
OF EVIL
7:30pm
MR. SIX
7:30pm
THE ACCIDENTAL
DETECTIVE
7:30pm
SATURDAY
5/14
SUNDAY
5/15
SWEET BEAN
8:00am
GIRL ON
THE EDGE
8:00am
MR. SIX
11:00am
MY LOVE, DON’T
CROSS THAT RIVER
11:00am
THE CHRONICLES
OF EVIL
2:00pm
RIGHT NOW,
WRONG THEN
2:00pm
ZINNIA
FLOWER
5:00pm
BLANKA
5:00pm
COLLECTIVE
INVENTION
7:30pm
THE
LAUNDRYMAN
7:30pm