130. HKIFF50 Dispatch (The Drama, Blue Heron, Silent Friend, We’re Nothing at All, and MORE!)

哈囉 from Hong Kong! Wilson recaps a busy edition of the Hong Kong International Film Festival, including meeting and interviewing the one and only Tony Leung Chiu Wai for SILENT FRIEND. Wilson also chats about the seven(!) soon to come director interviews he conducted for the podcast, and some interesting classic films shown at this year’s edition of HKIFF. The trio also discuss some exciting new releases including new films from Hong Sang-soo, Carla Simon, and Anthony Chen. Links:Tony Leung InterviewThe Blade Video EssayRadu Jude on Hong reelTake the MTR to our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.com Timestamps:00:00:00: Intro00:07:34 Meeting Tony Leung00:14:23 Silent Friend (2025) dir. Ildiko Enyedi00:16:27 Sleep No More (2026) dir. Edwin00:20:04 Ah Girl (2026) dir. Ang Geck Geck00:23:33 Memory (2025) dir. Vladlena Sandu00:30:48 Palimpsest: The Story of a Name (2025) dir. Mary Stephen00:36:37 Mare’s Nest (2025) dir. Ben Rivers00:39:40 Vive L’amour (1994) dir. Tsai Ming Liang00:43:48 Panelstory or Birth of a Community (1981) dir. Věra Chytilová 00:45:54 Ah Ying (1983) dir. Allen Fong 00:49:13 The Horse Thief (1986)dir. Tian Zhuangzhuang 00:51:03 Unknown Pleasures (2002) dir. Jia Zhangke00:53:30 Days and Nights in the Forest (1970) dir. Satyajit Ray 00:54:55 Final Victory (1987) dir. Patrick Tam 00:59:20 We Are All Strangers (2026) dir. Anthony Chen01:06:37 We’re Nothing at All (2026) dir. Herman Yau01:10:40 My Father’s Shadow (2025) dir. Akinola Davies Jr.01:11:45 The Day She Returns (2026) dir. Hong Sang Soo01:18:20 Magellan (2025) dir. Lav Diaz01:22:15 Romeria (2025) dir. Carla Simon01:24:40 The Voice of Hind Rijab (2025) dir. Kaouther Ben Hania01:27:50 Writing Life – Annie Ernaux Through the Eyes of High School Students (2025) dir. Claire Simon01:31:00 Blue Heron (2025) dir. Sophy Romvari01:36:00 The Drama (2026) dir. Kristoffer Borgli01:40:15 Outro