Asian Movie Pulse (Panos Kotzathanasis)

Updating Richard Linklater’s award-winning 2001 release for a modern era, “Tape” relocates the story from the U.S. to Hong Kong, following three former high school friends whose reunion 15 years later forces them to confront a harrowing secret from their past. Directed by Bizhan Tong, co-written with original playwright Stephen Belber, and executive produced by Linklater himself, this new adaptation brings the intense chamber drama to a fresh cultural and geographical context.