Hawaii International Film Festival picks

Here are some choice picks from among today’s HIFF screenings. For a full schedule and ticket information, visit www.hiff.org.

"Cold Comes the Night": Emmy winner Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad") stars as a nearly blind Polish gangster named Topo looking for a bag of money found by struggling motel owner Chloe (Alice Eve). When he discovers it has somehow passed into the hands of a crooked cop, he takes the woman and her daughter hostage so they can become his eyes in his attempt to retrieve the cash. Directed by Tze Chun. Hawaii premiere, 8:30 p.m. today and 6:15 p.m. Saturday at Dole Cannery Stadium 18

"Remote Area Medical": While living in the Amazon jungle, Stan Brock was inspired to organize volunteer pop-up clinics in remote regions of the world, an effort he called Remote Area Medical. That was three decades ago. Little did he know that today, 60 percent of his organization’s efforts would focus on America. This documentary by Jeff Reichert and Farihah Zaman follows on a three-day clinic held in Bristol, Tenn., where volunteer doctors, nurses and support workers deliver basic medical, dental and eye care to hundreds. Hawaii premiere, 8:30 p.m. today and 11:15 a.m. Saturday at Dole Cannery Stadium 18

"Monsoon Shootout": Director-screenwriter Amit Kumar’s debut feature is a thriller exploring police violence and corruption in India, where extrajudicial murders by the police are commonplace. A rookie Adi (Vijay Verma) on his first assignment faces a life-altering moment when he must decide whether to shoot or not. In Hindi with English subtitles. Hawaii premiere, 9 p.m. today and 11:15 a.m. Sunday at Dole Cannery Stadium 18

"Nuigulumar Z": Extreme cinema maestro Noboru Iguchi offers this tale of a Gothic Lolita named Yumeko Ayukawa (Shoko Nakagawa) who, along with her teddy bear, fights an army of zombies by turning into sexy, pink superhero Nuigulumar Z, played by Rina Takeda. In Japanese with English subtitles. U.S. premiere, 9:30 p.m. today at Dole Cannery Stadium 18 and 9 p.m. Saturday at Koko Marina 8

"Cold Eyes": Policewoman Ha Yoon-joo (Han Hyo-joo) joins a unit specializing in surveillance of high-profile criminals. Her skills are immediately put to the test when the team begins tracking James (Jung Woo-sung), leader of a gang of vicious thugs. This action-thriller is a remake of the Hong Kong film "Eye in the Sky." In Korean with English subtitles. U.S. premiere. 9 p.m. today and 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Dole Cannery Stadium 18, 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Koko Marina 8