Every Shanghai International Film Festival will feature the latest masterpieces from the world's film industry. The "Famous Director's New Work" is a screening unit that gathers the latest works of film masters from around the world and meets the audience's viewing needs in the first time. This year's "New Works by Famous Directors" unit has 6 works, which are:



Philippine film master Raf Diaz's 7-hour "History of Violence in the Philippines"; The film "Tori and Lochita" by the Belgian film master Dane brothers; Big Dipper by French film master Philip Garrell; Japanese director Shunji Sakamoto's "The World's Ashikaga"; Chinese director Wang Chao's "Kong Xiu"; The French film master Eugene's "My Crime", the following is their introduction:





Highlights: 7-hour Movie Challenge



In the 1970s, when Ferdinand Marcos exercised dictatorship in the Philippines, a manor owner family ushered in the inevitable end of the era in the midst of violence. This nearly 7-hour black and white video epic of the Minister symbolizes the endless cycle of power struggle and people's sacrifice in the Philippines since the colonial period, with the downfall of a family. It also satirizes the country's still violent political situation. Filipino film master Raf Diaz, who won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival for "The Leaving Woman," retained his iconic fixed long shot, natural radio, and picturesque photography composition in this film, earning praise from the media for his "Dostoevsky style image writing.





Highlights: Brotherhood beyond blood ties



Cameroonian girl Lochita falsely claimed to be the sister of Benin boy Tori in order to obtain legal documents to reside in Belgium. The two supported each other in a foreign country, but fell into the vortex of drug trading. This film continues the theme of immigration status and survival difficulties that the Belgian film masters, the Dane brothers, excel at telling, and issues soul questioning about the European immigration reception mechanism. The entire film only uses less than 100 shots, presenting a more dramatic and thrilling story than Darnay's previous works. The smooth editing and precise scheduling make this film quite like a criminal film, and the simple performance of the actors who first appeared on the big screen adds a lot of points. Received the "Cannes 75th Anniversary" Commemorative Award at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.





Highlights: A family of four plastic Berlin Silver Bear



The family that runs a traditional puppet theater in Paris has always adhered to their artistic stance, but the successive deaths of their father and grandmother have made the younger generation start to think about where they should go. The inspiration for this family sketch is derived from the real-life story of the father of French film master Philippe Garrell, and the director's three children contribute wonderful performances on stage in the film. The film's narrative is calm yet warm and humorous, dispelling the oppression brought about by the theme of death. The emotional constraints of three generations also reflect the changes in the cultural background of French society from a micro perspective. Won the Silver Bear for Best Director for Best Director at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival.


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Highlights: The Comedy of the Common People Blooming with the Glory of Human Nature



Shunji Sakamoto's "Tuan Di" won the Best Actress award at the 2016 Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Earl Awards. This time, he brought this new film, which was just released in Japan in April, to Shanghai movie fans. This film takes the long house slum street at the end of the Edo period as the stage, and describes two young dung workers and