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HeroHero (2002) Aro Favourite
Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Jet Li, Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Maggie Cheung
Though no doubt diminished on the small screen, this ancient Martial Arts spectacle from the dir. of RAISE THE RED…
Infernal AffairsInfernal Affairs (2002) Recommended
Dir. Wai Keung Lau, Siu Fai Mak
Feat. Andy Lau, Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Anthony Wong
This dynamic cops ‘n’ robbers spectacle is populist Hong Kong film–making at its most slick and sophisticated. Infused with more than a…
Legend of Suriyothai, TheLegend of Suriyothai, The (2002)
Dir. Chatrichalerm Yukol
A lavish historical epic financed by the royal family of Thailand (and directed by a prince) and centred around two powerful women – a princess…
Missing Gun, The (Xun qiang) (2002)
Dir. Chuan Lu
Feat. Wen Jiang
Wound–up thriller set in a small and eccentric Chinese village, where a policeman wakes one morning with a hangover to find his…
Nest, TheNest, The (Nid de Guêpes) (2002) Recommended
Dir. Florent Emilio Siri
Feat. Nadia Farès, Samy Naceri, Benoit Magimel
A brutally efficient and stylish French action yarn about a night–time standoff between various crims, security guards and an army of Albanian…
ReturnerReturner (2002) Recommended
Dir. Takashi Yamazaki
Feat. Takeshi Kaneshiro
Kitted out with a charismatic cast, CGI–action that delivers, and tongue–lightly–in–cheek, this slick, big–budget…
So CloseSo Close (Chik yeung tin sai) (2002)
Dir. Corey Yuen
Feat. Shu Qi, Karen Mok, Vicki Zhao
Presenting... a heroic trio of femmes for a new generation – a kind of high–octane "Asian Charlie's Angels". This super–flash…
SweatSweat (Sueurs) (2002)
Dir. Louis-Pascal Couvelaire
Feat. Jean-Hugues Anglade, Joaquim De Almeida
Interesting but flawed re–imagining of THE WAGES OF FEAR, with a gang of four hoods trying to heist a fortune in gold ore across the North…
Vampire HuntersVampire Hunters (2002)
Dir. Wellson Chin
Feat. Ken Chang
Typically enjoyable and overblown Hong Kong mayhem, where five powerful warriors battle the Vampire King and his followers. Written and produced…
AsokaAsoka (2001) Recommended
Dir. Santosh Sivan
Feat. Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Danny Denzongpa
Scintillating, hallucinatory epic of ancient India that’s perhaps the first ‘Bollywood’ film to reach international audiences, telling the…

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