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immigrant experience

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Belonging across borders — cultural adaptation, language barriers, and building a life between two worlds. The identity question is specifically one of place and belonging.

Also on two worlds, one passport, the dream, curdled, sad & funny · Films here also carry Moral Ambiguity, Identity Crisis, Cultural Dislocation, Forbidden Love, Loneliness & Isolation · Most represented: Ann Hui, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Ang Lee, Wan Jen, Sean Baker.

The Godfather Part II (1974) poster

The Godfather Part II

dir. Francis Ford Coppola · 1974

Scarface (1983) poster

Scarface

dir. Brian De Palma · 1983

Gran Torino (2008) poster

Gran Torino

dir. Clint Eastwood · 2008

Slumdog Millionaire (2008) poster

Slumdog Millionaire

dir. Danny Boyle · 2008

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) poster

Everything Everywhere All at Once

dir. Daniel Scheinert · 2022

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) poster

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

dir. Aditya Chopra · 1995

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) poster

Memoirs of a Geisha

dir. Rob Marshall · 2005

Anora (2024) poster

Anora

dir. Sean Baker · 2024

Hustle (2022) poster

Hustle

dir. Jeremiah Zagar · 2022

Past Lives (2023) poster

Past Lives

dir. Celine Song · 2023

West Side Story (1961) poster

West Side Story

dir. Jerome Robbins · 1961

Dancer in the Dark (2000) poster

Dancer in the Dark

dir. Lars von Trier · 2000

A Separation (2011) poster

A Separation

dir. Asghar Farhadi · 2011

The Farewell (2019) poster

The Farewell

dir. Lulu Wang · 2019

My Name Is Khan (2010) poster

My Name Is Khan

dir. Karan Johar · 2010

Victoria (2015) poster

Victoria

dir. Sebastian Schipper · 2015

Selena (1997) poster

Selena

dir. Gregory Nava · 1997

The Grapes of Wrath (1940) poster

The Grapes of Wrath

dir. John Ford · 1940

God's Own Country (2017) poster

God's Own Country

dir. Francis Lee · 2017

Instructions Not Included (2013) poster

Instructions Not Included

dir. Eugenio Derbez · 2013

Flamin' Hot (2023) poster

Flamin' Hot

dir. Eva Longoria · 2023

Io Capitano (2023) poster

Io Capitano

dir. Matteo Garrone · 2023

El Infierno (2010) poster

El Infierno

dir. Luis Estrada · 2010

Giant (1956) poster

Giant

dir. George Stevens · 1956

Never Look Away (2018) poster

Never Look Away

dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck · 2018

Lilya 4-ever (2002) poster

Lilya 4-ever

dir. Lukas Moodysson · 2002

Fiddler on the Roof (1971) poster

Fiddler on the Roof

dir. Norman Jewison · 1971

Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) poster

Bajrangi Bhaijaan

dir. Kabir Khan · 2015

First Cow (2020) poster

First Cow

dir. Kelly Reichardt · 2020

A Million Miles Away (2023) poster

A Million Miles Away

dir. Alejandra Márquez Abella · 2023

I'm No Longer Here (2019) poster

I'm No Longer Here

dir. Luis Fernando Frías de la Parra · 2019

Once Upon a Time in China (1991) poster

Once Upon a Time in China

dir. Tsui Hark · 1991

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) poster

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder · 1974

Time of the Gypsies (1988) poster

Time of the Gypsies

dir. Emir Kusturica · 1988

Stand and Deliver (1988) poster

Stand and Deliver

dir. Ramón Menéndez · 1988

Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) poster

Eat Drink Man Woman

dir. Ang Lee · 1994

Shottas (2002) poster

Shottas

dir. Cess Silvera · 2002

Under the Same Moon (2007) poster

Under the Same Moon

dir. Patricia Riggen · 2007

The Wedding Banquet (1993) poster

The Wedding Banquet

dir. Ang Lee · 1993

Half Brothers (2020) poster

Half Brothers

dir. Luke Greenfield · 2020

Dìdi (弟弟) (2024) poster

Dìdi (弟弟)

dir. Sean Wang · 2024

The Scent of Green Papaya (1993) poster

The Scent of Green Papaya

dir. Trần Anh Hùng · 1993

The Net (2016) poster

The Net

dir. Kim Ki-duk · 2016

The Time to Live and the Time to Die (1985) poster

The Time to Live and the Time to Die

dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien · 1985

Pushing Hands (1991) poster

Pushing Hands

dir. Ang Lee · 1991

Blissfully Yours (2002) poster

Blissfully Yours

dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul · 2002

To the Ends of the Earth (2019) poster

To the Ends of the Earth

dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa · 2019

Flight of the Red Balloon (2007) poster

Flight of the Red Balloon

dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien · 2007

Boat People (1982) poster

Boat People

dir. Ann Hui · 1982

The Chinese Feast (1995) poster

The Chinese Feast

dir. Tsui Hark · 1995

The Golden Era (2014) poster

The Golden Era

dir. Ann Hui · 2014

Caught by the Tides (2025) poster

Caught by the Tides

dir. Jia Zhangke · 2025

I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (2006) poster

I Don't Want to Sleep Alone

dir. Tsai Ming-liang · 2006

Mahjong (1996) poster

Mahjong

dir. Edward Yang · 1996

Take Out (2008) poster

Take Out

dir. Sean Baker · 2008

Sight (2024) poster

Sight

dir. Andrew Hyatt · 2024

They Shot the Piano Player (2023) poster

They Shot the Piano Player

dir. Fernando Trueba · 2023

The Crossing I (2014) poster

The Crossing I

dir. John Woo · 2014

Love After Love (2021) poster

Love After Love

dir. Ann Hui · 2021

Seventh Code (2014) poster

Seventh Code

dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa · 2014

Daughter of the Nile (1987) poster

Daughter of the Nile

dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien · 1987

The Sandwich Man (1983) poster

The Sandwich Man

dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien · 1983

Bigga Than Ben (2008) poster

Bigga Than Ben

dir. Suzie Halewood · 2008

Song of the Exile (1990) poster

Song of the Exile

dir. Ann Hui · 1990

Nanayo (2008) poster

Nanayo

dir. Naomi Kawase · 2008

The Stunt Woman (1996) poster

The Stunt Woman

dir. Ann Hui · 1996

The Story of Woo Viet (1981) poster

The Story of Woo Viet

dir. Ann Hui · 1981

Zodiac Killers (1991) poster

Zodiac Killers

dir. Ann Hui · 1991

Stone of Expectation (1991) poster

Stone of Expectation

dir. Trần Anh Hùng · 1991

Connection by Fate (1998) poster

Connection by Fate

dir. Wan Jen · 1998

I Wish I Could Be Japanese (1992) poster

I Wish I Could Be Japanese

dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · 1992

My American Grandson (1991) poster

My American Grandson

dir. Ann Hui · 1991

Super Citizen (1985) poster

Super Citizen

dir. Wan Jen · 1985

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