When a drunk passenger causes cab driver Lao Shi to swerve and hit a motorcyclist, Lao Shi finds himself responsible for the man’s medical bills. On the verge of losing everything he has, the cabby must find some way to survive. Old Stone exposes many social injustices and a general indifference to one another in modern China.

A family hires a stranger to work in their business, but he begins to meddle in their family life. A drama, thriller, and crime film all in one, Harmonium explores how families interact with each other and how those relationships change when under extreme stress. Themes of karma and redemption are present with an engaging emotional buildup and release.

An eccentric hunter and taxidermist accidentally traps himself in his basement. With little food and no water, Dr. Ahmad Kupal must survive using creative and desperate means. With the tag line, “You can’t be alone in this world!”, Kupal is a film that looks at the measures people will take in a crisis and the importance of companionship.

This film is not for the squeamish but definitely for those who love fast-paced and edge-of-your-seat thrillers. Initially starting as a funny story about two odd men trying to woo the same waitress, a darker tone presents itself. Funny, dark, disturbing, and creepy this Japanese crime thriller is full of twists and turns.

Directed by Harune Massey, Whirlpool is a loose adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. Set against a city ravaged and torn apart by ethnic brutality, Shahbaz and Parveen struggle to break away from the unending violence. This gritty, fast-paced thriller is a modern reimagination of the Shakespearean classic.

Edward Yang’s second feature is a classic film about the city of Taipei caught between the past and the present. A young woman and her boyfriend struggle to adjust to the modernity Taiwan is propelling toward. The women embraces the future and tries to move on from her past, but her boyfriend sticks to traditionalism.

A showing of the Swiss film "Shepherd's Journey into the Third Millennium" by Erich Langjahr. Film, discussion, and refreshments during inetermission in the Croghan-Schenley Room + Meet Swiss Room Scholarship winner Hamilton Weaver ('19). Free admission.

Post-screening discussion with Sunnie Rucker-Chang, Assistant Professor of Slavic, Director of European Studies, University of Cincinnati, Ohio

Post-screening discussion with director, Zhanna Issabayeva

Our Everyday Life (Bosnian: Naša svakodnevna priča) is a 2015 Bosnian drama about family Susic who lives everyday Bosnian story. Their life begins to fall apart because of father's dissatisfaction after his company is sold on the stock exchange, Sasa's negligent attitude towards work and family, Marija's breast cancer diagnose.

Post-screening discussion with the director, Ines Tanovic.