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The Stranger<\/em> is described as a coming-of-age story navigating the journey of a family in which the young son grapples with questions about his gender identity. The Wrestler<\/em>, a co-production between Bangladesh and Canada, tells the story of an elderly man from a fishing village who challenges a wrestling champion to combat. <\/p>\n Two Japanese titles have also been selected for New Currents – September 1923<\/em>, about the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923, which marks the first narrative feature of documentary filmmaker Tatsuya Mori, and Akira Yamamoto’s After The Fever<\/em>. Korea is also represented with two titles – Lee Jong-su’s Heritage<\/em>, revolving around two social workers, and teenage melodrama That Summer’s Lie<\/em>, directed by Sohn Hyun-Lok.<\/p>\n Southeast Asia is represented by Chia Chee Sim’s Oasis Of Now<\/em> – a co-production between Malaysia, Singapore and France – and Thailand’s Solids By The Seashore<\/em>, the directorial debut of Manta Ray <\/em>assistant director Patiparn Boontarig.<\/p>\n Rounding out New Currents are The Spark<\/em>, from India’s Rajesh S. Jala, who visited Busan in 2008 with his feature documentary Children Of The Pyre<\/em>, and Borrowed Time<\/em> from Chinese director Choy Ji, which follows its protagonist on a journey through Hong Kong. <\/p>\n Busan’s Jiseok section for more established filmmakers also includes a Bangladeshi title – Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s Something Like An Autobiography<\/em>; and two titles from Japan – Toda Akihiro’s Ichiko <\/em>and Yuya Ishii’s The Moon<\/em>; as well as Indonesian director Yosep Anggi Noen’s 24 Hours With Gaspar<\/em>; Paradise<\/em> from Sri Lanka’s Prasanna Vithanage; and Moro <\/em>from the Philippines’ Brillante Mendoza (see full line-up below). <\/p>\n Named after late Busan program director Kim Jiseok, this section selects films from Asian directors with a portfolio of more than three feature films, and from the line-up of ten films, two will be honored with Jiseok awards. <\/p>\n This year’s Busan International Film Festival will be held for ten days from October 4 to October 13. <\/p>\n Busan New Currents 2023 Line-up:<\/strong>![](\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ACFM2-cropped.jpg\")
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After The Fever<\/em>, dir: Yamamoto Akira (Japan)
Borrowed Time<\/em>, dir: Choy Ji (China)
Heritage<\/em>, dir: Lee Jong-Su (Korea)
Oasis Of Now<\/em>, dir: Chia Chee Sum (Malaysia, Singapore, France)
September 1923<\/em>, dir: Mori Tatsuya (Japan)
Solids By The Seashore<\/em>, dir: Patiparn Boontarig (Thailand)
That Summer′s Lie<\/em>, dir: Sohn Hyun-Lok (Korea)
The Spark<\/em>, dir: Rajesh S. Jala (India)
The Stranger<\/em>, dir: Biplob Sarkar (Bangladesh)
The Wrestler<\/em>, dir: Iqbal H. Chowdhury (Bangladesh, Canada)<\/p>\n
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