CinemAsia On Tour in Lumière Maastricht 22 –24 mei 2025

CinemAsia On Tour is coming to Lumière! From 22 to 24 May, experience bold, moving and thought-provoking stories from Asia, with films like Yen And Ai-Lee, The Paradise Of Thorns and Djakarta 1946.

THURSDAY 22 MAY

19:30 – Yen and Ai-Lee (Taiwan, 2024) | Tom LIN Shu-Yu

After serving eight years in prison for killing her abusive father, Yen returns to her hometown in Kaohsiung to reconcile with her past and her mother. Amidst Yen trying to work things out, Ai-Lee, a mysterious acting student who bears an uncanny resemblance to Yen, wanders around the city. As their fates intertwine and a shared secret comes to light, Yen and her mother are forced to confront buried truths.

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FRIDAY 23 MAY

20:00 – The Paradise of Thorns (Thailand, 2024) | Boss KUNO

Tucked beneath the lush mountains of northern Thailand, Thongkam and Sek build their own paradise within a durian orchard. The fruits of their labour bear witness to their undying promise and devotion to each other. However, when tragedy strikes and Sek suddenly dies, Thongkam not only loses his loved one but also their cherished orchard. Without his name on the ownership deed, Sek’s mother and her adopted daughter arrive to claim what they believe is theirs, with unresolved family mysteries and dramas in tow.

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SATURDAY 24 MAY

16:00 – Djakarta 1946 (Indonesia, 2025) | Mouly SURYA

Set in Jakarta in 1946, Isa, a thirty-five-year-old elementary school teacher, secretly assists the resistance during the Indonesian War of Independence. Together with his friend and student Hazil, they devise a plan to blow up a cinema where the Dutch colonisers and their British allies regularly gather. Their main target is Van Mook, the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, who considers Indonesia his homeland. Against the backdrop of this high-stakes mission, a passionate affair between Hazil and Isa’s wife unfolds and threatens to endanger the operation.+ Online Q&A with director Mouly Surya

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