Born to Be Human

Ren has finally succeeded his boss as the head of the North Fort Gang. For so long, his ambitions had been held back; now, he can realize them. But the ruthless Jian returns with his own gang. Though Ren and Jian were once like brothers, Ren's position is challenged, causing tensions with Qing, his loyal captain. Now that former friends are enemies, what is the price of loyalty? What will be left of friendship when the smoke of battle clears?

Hearing-impaired teenager Chang Cheng transfers to a school for children with special needs. However, the world of the hearing-impaired doesn’t seem quiet at all. When Chang witnesses the game taking place in the last row on the school bus, his excitement about blending into a new environment immediately turns into fear.

A loafer inherits an apartment block and lets out the place to a group of tenants, including a lusty gymnastics teacher, a geeky college student, a single father with his young daughter, a gay couple, a writer and a sexy female office worker. An incredible story is about to unfold as they start their lives in the same building.

After the mysterious disappearance of their baby daughter, a young couple receives strange videos and realizes someone has been filming their daily life — even in their most intimate moments. The police set up surveillance around their home to catch the voyeur but the family starts to crumble as secrets unravel under the scrutiny of eyes watching them from all sides.

A series of tragic events unfolds after Chang Chi-Mao's daughter goes missing as an infant. Chang becomes consumed by revenge against a powerful criminal organization suspected of kidnapping her. Along the way, he clings to the hope that his daughter may still be alive, determined to rescue her and break free from their dark fate.

What will our lives be like 10 years from now? Five up and coming Taiwanese directors each offer their own take in answering this question. In 2028, Taiwan is suffering from nuclear waste (“The Can of Anido”), migrant workers (“942”), industrial collapse (“Way Home”), low birth rates and diversity in families (“A Making-Of”), and insomnia (“The Sleep”).

Madame Tang colludes and mediates between the government and the private businesses for the benefits of her all-female family. One case does not go according to plan, and an entire family close to Madame Tang fall victim to a gruesome murder. Ambition, desire and lust eventually change Tang's relationships with her own family forever.

When Ah Yao returns to Malaysia for his father’s funeral, he expects grief, not chaos. But everything turns upside down when the religious police storm in, claiming his father—who secretly converted to Islam—must be buried in an Islamic cemetery. Refusing to let go, Ah Yao and his siblings set out on a wild, darkly comedic journey to reclaim the body, confronting cultural clashes, family secrets, and absurd obstacles along the way.

When a mysterious corpse is found in a river, a distressed police officer delves into a string of grisly murders as danger quickly approaches.

A film sequel to the popular series, U Motherbaker. It is a Taiwanese family comedy about culture and the challenges of transforming a traditional cake shop. The film spin-off depicts the mother’s adventures of being the number one fan of the superstar OO.

A-Guo and A-Dou are two teenagers living in an industrial town in Taiwan, who fight, loaf, and cause trouble all day and hang out with Jie, a young gangster. When Jie's gangland patron is gunned down, the trio set out to revenge the killing. As a result, the two teens are forced into hiding.

Set in China in the 1930s, the film is about the unsettling relationship between three characters, each involved with a performance of the opera Fleeing by Night in a local theatre.

In the 1994 post-martial law period in Taiwan, the students were in the midst of protest. Chi-wei, a female college student, joins the strike to fight for their freedom of expression. During the protest, she slowly becomes attracted to Ching, the girlfriend of the leader of the student strike.

Yu Ting, a 16-year-old high school student, comes home one day to find a "sister" of her age, her cousin from Vietnam, her mother’s hometown. Yu Ting's mother has promised to get the underage girl to work in Taiwan under the disguise of her "adopted" daughter Yu Lan.

A coming of age story about a group of friends who grow up, depicting some tragic events in their adulthoods.

Four high school students, Yang Jialuo, You Fusheng, Gu Caizi, Guo Hao, and Liu Guobao narrate and reflect on growing up in 1950s Taiwan.

Taiwanese film directed by Chin Ao-hsin.

No English overview available yet. This film was nominated at the 2021 Golden Harvest Awards.

In a post-apocalyptic world, Hao survives in a city under the repressive military, chasing ancient inhabitants who have become monstrous. Hao's girlfriend, Ying, is one of them. Hao tries to protect her despite the danger she represents for him.

A forbidden exorcism is livestreamed in Indonesia, awakening the legendary female spirit Kuntilanak. What begins as an online spectacle quickly turns deadly. In Taiwan, Mila watches the ritual—and becomes the curse’s first victim. Soon, mysterious deaths and violent possessions follow. When Yulan collapses and is found to have lost part of her soul, it becomes clear that this is not an isolated incident, but a transnational curse. Seeking answers, Mila’s son returns her ashes to Indonesia, hoping to uncover the truth behind her death. Instead, he steps into a nightmare rooted in ancient folklore and unresolved hatred. As supernatural violence escalates, the group realizes that once Kuntilanak is summoned, the curse will not stop—until it claims everything in its path.

Former bomb disposal expert and his fiancée board a high-speed train. Also, a well-known physics teacher who was involved in an affair scandal, also boards the same train in order to win back his wife. At the same time, there's a bomb on the train!

A mysterious woman prowls the city at night, drawing men into her web as she explores the dark depths of maternal instincts.

Aspiring to become a parkour influencer, a gifted young man from an exorcist family gets caught up in a swirl of spooky events at an eerie hotel.

Shu-wei is an unpopular student who is a constant target for the school bullies, but he ends up joining forces with them when they encounter two demonic sisters who feast on human flesh in the middle of the night. The gang manage to capture one, but the other demon is angry and starts killing anyone wearing a school uniform.

Hoping to make a viral video by streaming a mysterious rope ritual, a couple falls into a deadly curse instead that turns their lives upside down.

A Chinese Department of Health junior clerk Su Zhenghuai is with his eldest daughter Su Wei and son Su Yuexuan are on their way to visit relatives in the provincial city when they meet the long-lost second daughter Su Ling. Unfortunately, the train is attacked by rats. Su Yuexuan is bitten by a rat and goes into a coma. In order to save his young son and many bitten passengers, Su Zhenghuai and Su Wei decide to make the dangerous venture to Xiaobaihe Hospital to get medicine.

Taiwanese horror mystery from 1989.

Police officer in the Southern Precinct, WU Ying-xiong, has been revered as a hero in the Harbor City ever since he stopped the terrorists on a Boeing 777 airplane and kept the city safe. Unfortunately, the peace is only temporary… Panic spreads the whole city as a series of bomb explosions happen within hours and this is just the beginning of a tight-knit conspiracy. Facing the unprecedented crisis, the two-men team of totally opposite characteristics is the only hope to reverse the situation. Nonetheless, when moral standards are turned upside down, what faith should they keep to maintain the so-called justice?

Dragon Lee struggles with living with his five beautiful, talented, and incredibly strict older sisters. With the transfer of a new girl, Meng, to his class, Dragon decides to trick Meng into becoming his girlfriend, so he can escape the control of his sisters. With this new threat, his sisters set up traps and challenges to try and break up the young couple, but Meng and Dragon grow closer as they head face-on and overcome each challenge together.

While working in a trauma unit, a social worker investigates mysterious deaths connected to supernatural phenomena and forbidden rituals.