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Spiral (TV Series)Spiral (TV Series) (Engrenages) (2005) Recommended
Feat. Audrey Fleurot, Philippe Duclos, Caroline Proust
Euro–crime TV series set in Paris and following the police officers, lawyers and judges surrounding various criminal investigations.
SPLSPL (Sha Po Lang) (2005) Recommended
Dir. Wilson Yip
Feat. Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Simon Yam
Intense cops–and–hoods thriller which clearly raises the bar for Hong Kong martial–arts by infusing its tale of an idealistic cop…
Stupid BoyStupid Boy (Garçon Stupide) (2005)
Dir. Lionel Baier
Feat. Natacha Koutchoumov, Pierre Chatagny, Rui Pedro Alves
Raw drama focused around Loic, a young gay swinger in Switzerland, and his attraction to an older man who offers unexpected emotional stability.…
Sympathy for Lady VengeanceSympathy for Lady Vengeance (Chinjeolhan geumjassi) (2005) Recommended
Dir. Park Chan-Wook
Feat. Young-ae Lee, Min-sik Choi
A visually dynamic endpoint to Park Chan–wook's feted vengeance trilogy, this final chapter in the saga emerges from a female perspective, and…
Takeshis'Takeshis' (2005)
Dir. Takeshi Kitano
Feat. Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi
Returning to his comedic roots, dir. Takeshi Kitano springs layer upon layer of self–reference and in this conceptually ambitious, though…
Tetsujin 28Tetsujin 28 (2005)
Dir. Shin Togashi
Wacky but earnest live–action update of the classic 1950s anime GIGANTOR, replotted to depict the struggle between a ferocious robot 'Black Ox'…
Three TimesThree Times (2005) Recommended
Dir. Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Feat. Chen Chang, Shu Qi
Taiwanese great Hou Hsiao–Hsien rekindles the memory of three of his finest films, linking a trio of elegant, erstwhile love stories (across…
TicketsTickets (2005)
Dir. Ermanno Olmi, Abbas Kiarostami, Ken Loach
Surprisingly succinct take on the "omnibus" film sees the trifecta of Olmi, Kiarostami and Loach intersect three eclectic stories on a…
Tiger Blade, TheTiger Blade, The (Seua khaap daap) (2005)
Dir. Theeratorn Siriphunvaraporn
Feat. Atsadawut Luengsuntorn
Spiffy addition to the Thai martial arts boom, with action centered around the recovery of a magical ‘tiger blade’, by cops and robbers…
To Die in San HilarioTo Die in San Hilario (2005)
Dir. Laura Mana
Feat. Lluís Homar
A light, whimsical tale of redemption, in which an aging gangster on the run seeks refuge in a sleepy backwater, only to be mistaken for a wealthy…

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