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By Jean-Marc THÉROUANNE

Danaff is supported by the city of Da Nang, the Association for the Development of Vietnamese Cinema, the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and numerous partners including Netpac (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema).

The 106 films in the program were divided into several sections:

1. Asian Film Competition (14 films)

2. Vietnamese Film Competition (12 films)

3. Vietnamese Cinema Today (19 films)

4. Panorama of Asian Cinema (25 films)

5. Half a Century of Vietnamese War Cinema Since National Reunification (22 films)

6. Korean Cinema and Its Historical Footprints (14 films)

Asian Film Competition Jury : Minh Châu, Jang Joon Hwan, président, Martine Thérouanne, Shozo Ichiyama, Lorna Tee (crédit photo J-m Thérouanne)

Films In The Asian Competition

Stranger Eyes by Yeo Siew Hua (Singapore):

After their daughter disappears, a couple begins receiving videos of their private life, realizing their every moment is being recorded. This Singaporean film explores the omnipresence of surveillance in both public...

Spoiler Alert !!!Spoilers ahead for One Piece's Elbaph Arc and Chapter 1150!

Now that we’ve entered the Final Saga of One Piece, Imu’s relevance in the storyline is slowly increasing. Upon seeing the God’s Knights fail to swiftly take over Elbaph in the latest chapters, they’ve taken matters into their own hands.

They possessed Gunko and entered the battlefield through her body. Apart from when they chased Sabo down, we didn’t know a lot about Imu’s powers, but One Piece’s Elbaph Arc reveals more and more about the hidden monarch.

Imu is the devil’s reincarnation in the series, capable of turning people into demonic versions of themselves, as they did with Brogy and Dorry, using a power named Domi Reversi. It caused fans to wonder if the name might hint at the One Piece itself and why Imu is immortal.

The One...

Reversi (2025) is a heartfelt sci-fi drama that blends emotional storytelling with the intrigue of time travel. Reversi follows Akid, a man haunted by loss and blessed—or cursed—with the power to travel through time. As he weaves through moments of love, family, and heartache, Akid grapples with the painful realization that not everything broken can be mended. The film explores the depths of longing and the human desire to rewrite fate, asking whether true peace comes from altering the past or learning to live with it. Reversi is a poignant reflection on acceptance, the weight of choice, and the quiet strength found in letting go.

This article contains spoilers.

Reversi (2025) Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis:

The film opens with Akid narrating how he hates the rains, as they have always brought him tragedy. In a counselor’s office, Akid mentions to counselor Kabir that some people can travel in time.

Netflix’s Reversi is a Malaysian sci-fi drama film that revolves around a time traveler who experienced a revelation after going through extreme personal loss. Akid learned that he had inherited the power to time travel when he turned 18. While his father didn’t understand why the men in his family possessed this special ability, he shared with Akid the three rules of time traveling that he had learned through personal experience. One, money didn’t stick around—while time travel grants you the power of knowledge that no one else has, it is impossible to manipulate fate and destiny. Therefore, the money Akid’s father made in investments was eventually drained, paying off bills and debts. Two, a flower is destined to wither— there are certain things that are impossible to reverse, and he advised Akid to accept them instead of trying to fix them. Three, one can only...