Fool For Love (Để Mai Tính) [Vietnam] - 2010

Country: Vietnam
Production Company: Early Risers Media Group/ Wonderboy Entertainment
Genre: Romance/ Comedy
Director: Charlie Nguyen
Starring: Dustin Nguyen, Kathy Uyen, Charlie Nguyen, Thai Hoa
Length: 99 mins
Date of release: 23rd April, 2010

Synopsis

Dung (Dustin Nguyen) is a gentle and friendly young man who is leading a simple life and working in a five star hotel as a clerk. One day he meets Mai (Kathy Uyen), a beautiful lounge singer and instantly falls in love with her.

Meeting Mai is the best thing that can happen in Dung's life and he is convinced Mai really loves him deeply. But his expectation of Mai's love turns into a doubt as someone else is also pursuing her at the same time.

Antoine (Charlie Nguyen), is Mai's boss and also the person responsible to groom Mai for what she is today. Chasing Mai is the best thing for Antoine as he had invested lots of money and time just for the sake of her singing career.

Feeling the loss of love, Dung knows he cannot match Antoine's wealth and decides to quit his job in order to win Mai's heart. Knowing that he needs more money than ever before he decides to become a companion of a wealthy gay boss, Hoi (Thai Hoa).

Mai is now stuck between Antoine and Dung, having the need to choose between true love and financial security. The similar situation is facing Dung too. Who will Mai choose? What happen to Dung and Hoi in the end?


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Hooperz (Malaysia) - 2010

Country: Malaysia
Production Company: Primeworks Studios
Genre: Comedy/ Sports
Director: Rosihan Zain
Starring: Amy Mastura, Melissa Maureen, Mustapha Kamal, Remy Ishak, Zazleen Zulkafli, Juliana Evans, Othman Hafsham, Irma Hasmie, Dawn Jeremiah, Mazlan Abdul Latiff, Adibah Noor, Rozie Rashid, Catriona Ross, Ali Rose, Intan Nor Saina, Anita Baharum, Akma Abdullah
Length: 109 mins
Date of release: 22nd April, 2010

Synopsis

Seven teenage girls of a netball team called Hooperz fail to perform well due to personal problems and lack of cooperation among each other. The seven members are Atylia (Intan Nor Saina), Saidatul (Anita Baharum), Wan Zulaikha (Melissa Maureen), Nino (Juliana Evans), AJ (Zazleen Zulkafli), Azwar (Akma Abdullah) and Sue Lin (Dawn Jeremiah).

The team led by Wan Zulaikha often tries to unite her team but with little success. Even the existing coach Q (Amy Mastura) is struggling to train the team. As a solution coach D (Adibah Noor) is hired to assist her and help to change the team's performance and unity. Can her presence bring positive changes to the team?


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Pinoy Sunday (台北星期天) [Taiwan/ Philippines] - 2010

Country: Taiwan/ Philippines
Production Company: Changhe Films/ Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)/ Les Petites Lumieres/ Spark Films
Genre: Drama/ Comedy
Director: Ho Wi Ding
Starring: Epy Quizon, Bayani Agbayani, Alessandra De Rossi, Meryll Soriano, Novia Lin Ruo Ya, Mo Zi Yi, Chang Hsiao Chuan, Lu Yi Ching, Zeng Bao Yi
Length: 85 mins
Date of release: 7th May, 2010

Synopsis

Manuel Imson (Epy Quizon) and Dado Lopega (Bayani Agbayani) are two Filipino overseas foreign workers working together in a bicycle factory located in a suburb of Taipei. Both are from Kalibo and they stay in a factory dormitory and are required to follow the strict curfew rules every night.

One Sunday both take a long bus ride to Taipei's "Little Philippines" located on Zhongshan North Road to hang out with fellow Filipino foreign workers. For Dado it is time for him to express his guilt inside the church for his extra-marital affair with Anna (Meryll Soriano) and later breaks up with her.

Manuel, meanwhile decides to end his relationship with Cecilia (Alessandra De Rossi), after discovering she is sleeping with her employer's husband. On the same afternoon they discover an abandoned leather couch on a street. After inspecting the couch and found it is still in good shape they decide to bring them back to their dormitory.

Since the delivery service for the couch is too expensive they decide to bring it home using a public bus. But again the sofa is too big to fit into the bus so they have no choice but to carry the couch using their own foot. Their hardworking characters force them to face with the busy Taipei traffic and using various mixtures of languages and slangs.

Their suspicious action soon attract the attention of the police crew and TV news. After the police checking revealed no couch has been reported to be stolen they are free to go. Night soon approaches and a river become the biggest obstacle for them to return home in time. Can they bring the couch home before the curfew time end?


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My Darling Is A Foreigner (ダーリンは外国人) [Japan] - 2010

Country: Japan
Production Company: Chubu-nippon Broadcasting Company (CBC)/ Dentsu/ IMJ Entertainment/ Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS)/ Media Factory/ Toho Company/ Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)/ Tsutaya Group/ Yahoo Japan
Genre: Drama/ Romance
Director: Kazuaki Ue
Starring: Mao Inoue, Jonathan Sherr, Ryoko Kuninaka, Naho Toda, Jun Kunimura, Shinobu Otake, Daijiro Kawaoka, Dante Carver, Masato Irie, Takumi Bando
Length: 100 mins
Date of release: 10th April, 2010

Synopsis

Saori (Mao Inoue) is a manga artist who is dating with Tony Lazlo (Jonathan Sherr), an American man who is a language specialist. Although Tony can converse fluently in Japanese he finds it hard to adapt to the local culture, while Saori is one shy person when confronting English-speaking foreigners.

When Saori's family finds out about their relationship her father (Jun Kunimura) quickly disapproves and reminds her that their relationship won't last for long due to lack of understanding in each other culture. At one stage Saori notices Tony is not washing the dishes the correct way and decides to distance herself from him.

Both isn't talking to each other and Tony decides to cancel his plan to invite Saori to follow him to America to visit his mother. As the confusion grows both are unable to tell things to one another and soon Saori finds Tony behaving like a weird man. Can their relationship survive in the end?


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Happy Murderer (반가운 살인자) [South Korea] - 2010

Country: South Korea
Production Company: Sopoong
Genre: Comedy/ Thriller
Director: Kim Dong Wook
Starring: Yoo Oh Seong, Kim Dong Wook, Shim Eun Kyeong, Kim Eung Su, Kim Seon Hyeok, Lee Mi Do, Han Seong Sik, Jin Kyeong, Lee Jae Gu, Song Ok Suk, Sung Ji Ru
Length: 107 mins
Date of release: 8th April, 2010

Synopsis

Detective Jeong Min (Kim Dong Wook) is required to investigate a serial killer that are causing the value of the community's home to drop. Leading the protest for the killer to be arrested is his mother (Song Ok Suk), who heads the local women's association.

However, Jeong Min is having a competition. Yeong Suk (Yoo Oh Seong), an unemployed man who is also looking for the serial killer at the same time. A rivalry begins to develop among the two as they race to find the killer. Who will find the killer and will Jeong Min keep his job in the end?


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