To-Watch Asian (other)
Includes films from southeast Asia (incl. Indonesia, the Philippines), Iran, Turkiye and other regions and languages not covered in any of my other lists of films from Asian countries.
Countries not included here (because they have their own lists) are Japan, Korea, China (incl. Hong Kong), Vietnam, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Arabic countries.
Countries not included here (because they have their own lists) are Japan, Korea, China (incl. Hong Kong), Vietnam, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Arabic countries.
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- DirectorHanung BramantyoX. JoStarsArio BayuMarthino LioAdinia WirastiThe story about Sultan Agung of Mataram, how he ascended the throne and had to face VOC in great wars, the events that caused his people's misery.About the Dutch colonization. On Netflix in Indonesia.
- DirectorAkan SatayevStarsGhassan MassoudAlmira TursynEduardo MinettThis is the story of the life of the great queen of of the steppe - legendary Tomiris. She is destined to become a skillful warrior, survive the loss of close people and unite the Scythian/Saka tribes under her authority.Kazakhstani film set in the Bronze Age
- DirectorTony Y. ReyesStarsRene RequiestasDawn ZuluetaVina MoralesA musical-comedy spoof of the television series Batman (1966).Batman musical from the Philippines
- DirectorHulki SanerStarsSadri AlisikErol AmaçCemil SahbazIt is the first film adaptation of Star Trek.Turkish Star Trek
- DirectorÇetin InançStarsCüneyt ArkinAytekin AkkayaFüsun UçarThe adaptation of Star Wars.Turkish Star Wars
- DirectorT. Fikret UçakStarsAytekin AkkayaDeniz ErkanatYavuz SelekmanA crime wave is terrorizing Istanbul, and the police call in American superhero Captain America and Mexican wrestler Santo to end it.from Turkiye
- DirectorDariush MehrjuiStarsEzzatolah EntezamiMahin ShahabiAli NasirianAn old villager deeply in love with his cow goes to the capital for a while. While he's there, the cow dies and now the villagers are afraid of his possible reaction to it when he returns.from Iran
- DirectorMajid MajidiStarsMohammad Amir NajiAmir Farrokh HashemianBahare SeddiqiAfter a boy loses his sister's pair of shoes, he goes on a series of adventures in order to find them. When he can't, he tries a new way to "win" a new pair.from Iran
- DirectorMasud KimiaiStarsBehrouz VossoughiFaramarz GharibianNosrat PartoviThe Deer is a typical Kimiai-style tale of friendship and honour. When a good man fallen on hard times meets his erstwhile protégé, fate puts their relationship to the ultimate test: will you die for me?was voted the best Iranian film of all time with 33 votes in a 2009 poll of 92 critics organized by Iranian film magazine Film,[11] and again in a follow-up poll of 140 critics in 2019.
- DirectorBahram BeyzaieStarsSusan TaslimiParviz PoorhosseiniAdnan AfravianAn Iranian boy is lost after fleeing home for his life; his family has been killed during the Iran-Iraq war. He's saved and trained by a middle-aged woman.was voted "Best Iranian Film of all time" in November 1999 by a Persian movie magazine Picture World poll of 150 Iranian critics and professionals.
- DirectorAbbas KiarostamiStarsHossain SabzianMohsen MakhmalbafAbolfazl AhankhahThe true story of Hossain Sabzian, a cinephile who impersonated the director Mohsen Makhmalbaf to convince a family they would star in his so-called new film.reached the highest position (number 17 in 2022) of Iranian film on the 2022 Sight & Sound poll's lists of greatest films of all time.
- DirectorErtem EgilmezStarsKemal SunalMünir ÖzkulHalit AkçatepeLazy, uneducated students share a very close bond. They live together in the dormitory, where they plan their latest pranks. When a new headmaster arrives, the students naturally try to overthrow him. A comic war of nitwits follows.highest rated Turkish film of all time
- DirectorAsghar FarhadiStarsPayman MaadiLeila HatamiSareh BayatA married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.about Iran / with Iranian creators (not sure if actually made in Iran itself?)
- DirectorSiddiq BarmakStarsMarina GolbahariZubaida SaharKhwaja NaderAfter the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a pre-teen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and grandmother.highest rated film from Afghanistan (and others), partly in Dari and Pashtu
- DirectorPutrama TutaStarsDaniel ManantaKin Wah ChewEric FebrianDepicts the life of the titular former governor of Jakarta before he ran for office, Ahok learned a lot about discipline from his father who ran a mining business in Belitung while dealing with various corrupt people.highest rated film from Indonesia
- DirectorHiner SaleemStarsKorkmaz ArslanGolshifteh FarahaniSuat UstaBaran, a Kurdish independence war hero, is now sheriff in Erbil, the capital city. No longer feeling useful in this society now at peace, he thinks about quitting the police force, but instead agrees to be stationed in a small valley, at the very borders of Iran, Turkey, and Iraq. It is a lawless territory, right at the heart of illegal drug, medication and alcohol trafficking. Having arrived in the small village, he refuses to bow down to Aga Azzi, the seriously corrupt tribal chief and absolute ruler of the area. Baran meets Govend, the village school teacher, who is also rejected by the villagers. Like Baran, she represents another law, that of the young and autonomous Kurdish state. Govend is all the more vulnerable as she is not a married woman.highest rated popular film from Iraq, starring a Kurdish character
- DirectorTsai Ming-liangStarsKang-sheng LeeShiang-chyi ChenNorman AtunA day laborer is badly beaten, and a young man nurses him back to health.highest rated film from Malaysia
- DirectorAdrian TehStarsHairul AzreenAmmar AlfianHenley HiiA story of true piracy based on an elite unit of the Royal Malaysian Navy's mission.from Malaysia, based on a true story
- DirectorChristina KyiStarsZenn KyiThet Mon MyintAung Myint MyatMin Htet possesses a perfect life which will be envied by a lot. He is rich; owns a gallery and in addition to all that, has a beautiful wife called Zin Mar. He is the epitome of happiness and success. But at one point in his life, he committed a unforgettable sin which destroyed both his marriage and business. After a series of events that nearly destructed his life, he started to realize his perfect life may not be as what he thinks it is.one of the highest rated popular film from Myanmar
- DirectorChristina KyiStarsZenn KyiHla Yin KyaeNann Wai Wai HtunWhen US-raised Jaden returns to his birthplace Myanmar, to search for his roots, he discovers a shocking truth, a new love and ultimately a possible future in his homeland.one of the highest rated popular film from Myanmar
- DirectorVincent GiordanoBorn Warriors Redux: Bound Fists focuses on the role of cultural tradition in local communities and how the indigenous Burmese sport of Lethwei (bare-knuckle fighting) is woven into the fabric of rural life and practiced in modern arenas throughout Myanmar.highest rated from Myanmar; documentary
- StarsFeyyaz YigitKivanç KilinçAhmet Kürsat ÖçalanYilmaz and Ilkkan are two friends who are constantly fighting each other. Their greatest feature is always being able to do something that will turn their ordinary lives upside down.
- StarsAli AtaySerkan KeskinOsman SonantIt is an unique and heartwarming show follows the extraordinary journey of a couple named Leyla and Mecnun. With Ali Atay portraying Mecnun and Ezgi Asaroglu as Leyla, the series has garnered a massive fan base and critical acclaim.
- StarsBeren SaatEngin AkyürekFirat ÇelikFatmagul, a simple happy village girl, is violated by 4 drunk rich young men, the extreme hardship she faces forced to marry a rapist and the great remorse felt by others for their inaction when innocence was violated forms the story.
- DirectorMaryam KeshavarzStarsSarah KazemyNikohl BoosheriReza Sixo SafaiA wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's dangerous obsession.