In 2001, Lee Gyeong-hwan and his mother move from rural Yeongcheon to the city of Daegu to leave behind a broken marriage and hurtful rumours. Reticent and shy, he struggles to acclimatise but his seatmate happens to be Jae-min, the cool class president who takes Gyeong-hwan under his wing. While they quickly bond over a shared love of Japanese culture, particularly the music of Globe, Jae-min's affectionate and open attitude allows Gyeong-hwan to relax and reveal his feelings in a world where he must hide them.
Bo-hee, a 14 year old boy, was raised by a single mother and has always thought his father had passed away. Bo-hee hears that his father may be alive, and he sets out in search for him with his best friend Nok-yang. He finds his half sister on the way and forms a friendship with her boyfriend.
Ki-hyeok, moves to a new place to overcome his broken heart. There are no people like himself and no jobs are even available. One day, he meets Sangwoo in an application, who caught a cold. He fears that Sangwoo will leave him.
Couple Paul and Marlon decide to jazz up their long-standing relationship by including the charismatic Jeremy as their third. The complexities of this new dynamic will reveal whether their bond will strengthen or will be torn apart.
Year 2000, in a province in the North, Anirut and Ram are young boys in Grade 3 who rarely talk to each other at school, have come to join the Boy Scout camp together for the last time in their lives. Entering this camp makes Anirut and Ram discover their identity upon which both of them must decide whether to keep this identity or let it pass over time.
It’s their first big milestone, and Tone’s ready for romance... if the night doesn’t get too awkward first.
As the second work of young director Ran Yinxiao, "May the Rivers and Seas Flow Upward" is set in Chongqing and tells a different kind of family story between three people who are not related by blood. The film has a time span of nearly a century and records the life trajectories of two generations and two families.
An introverted teenage boy lies to his parents that he'd sleep over at his friends'. However, he made an appointment with a random guy found on a dating app. The street is filled with dead hustlers, but nobody seems to notice these strange occurrences.
After being framed in a murder, Nick returns to his troubled hometown Exalon, where he begins an affair with a young man working at a family restaurant.
Jae Min, tired of preparing for a job, opens his eyes to new feelings through a one-night stand with Nam Yi, a high school classmate he meets by chance, but conflicts arise due to misunderstandings related to Nam Yi's job.
Thiago is a young man of 18 who is simple, Christian, and passionate about astrophysics. His life takes a turn when he realizes that he is developing feelings for his best friend. As their friendship deepens, Thiago is confronted with unexpected feelings that go beyond his comprehension. Intrigued, Thiago embarks on a quest for self-knowledge and acceptance, seeking to complexities of the human heart. As he dives into this journey, some obstacles make him question his faith, the universe, and his growing passion.
Lek is a locksmith and Kong is a writer. When Kong comes up with a plan to put Leks lock picking skills to good use, the two start breaking into other peoples homes, not to steal anything but just to bask temporarily in the lives of others. Kong pries too deeply into someone elses life, and things grow rather complicated.
Harry has been partying for 48 hours when he meets Johannes on the dance floor of a club in Berlin. With 15 hours until his flight home, Johannes offers to help him print his boarding pass. This mundane task leads to a day together wandering the city. The contrasts in their lives and values force each one to confront their own truths.
When a carefree woman learns that her closeted friend is gay, the two form an inseparable bond and find comfort in each other's company.
Top chef Do Gun clashes with recipe-copying Jung Woo in a tense kitchen rivalry. But as sparks fly, their feud may simmer into something more.
After a one-night stand, two unsuspecting strangers find themselves in a predicament that threatens both their lives.
In nakedyouth, Shishido takes us on a journey through the uncertainty and excitement of young love and homoerotic love. These gentle films quiver with sexual tension, which is linked to the natural world: trees reflecting on the surface of a pond, butterflies fluttering in the breeze.
As Yong-Ning’s drag persona Valerie begins to shine in Taiwan’s underground Ballroom scene, his budding romance with Wei-En falters. Shaken by a moment of rejection, the two must decide if love can survive the weight of identity.
It's Christmas Eve on Jeju Island and the film crew sets out for some last-minute gift shopping, leaving co-stars Evan and Kai home alone.
After the sudden death of his older brother, who loved jazz, Han Tae-yi loses his passion for music and wanders for a long time. Yoon Se-hun, a transfer student, appears and gets on Tae-yi's nerves by playing jazz songs his brother liked in the school practice room. Although Se-hun is a classical music major, he secretly admires jazz. Se-hun and Tae-yi often argue over using the practice room, where they learn more about each other, and the relationship gets more complicated...