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Set Me Free‘The House of Isaac’ is a place which takes up kids who have nowhere to go. High schooler Youngjae who spent his childhood at this place sponsored by the Catholic church is reluctant to leave although he is too old to stay. He has...
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The LiarAyoung is a young woman living a less-than-humble life working as an assistant at a dermatology clinic. Although Ayoung barely make ends meet on a miserable salary earned by popping pimples, she has a secret. She dresses up to sho...
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GyeongjuChoi Hyun, a Chinese professor, comes to Korea to attend the funeral of his old friend. The professor visits Gyeongju to find the obscene picture which he saw with the dead friend seven years ago. He goes to the cafe where the pic...
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Venus TalkWhat kind of lovelife do women in their 40s have? Shin-hye is a product director at a television broadcaster, Mi-yeon is a housewife who is actively pursuing sexual content, and Hae-yeong is a single mom who runs a bakery. Shin-hy...
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KUNDO: Age of the RampantIn the latter period of Joseon, the tyranny of noblemen and government officials becomes more severe than ever, resulting in the emergence of some Robin Hood-type figures. Some outlaws including “Chu-seol of the Jiri Mountain” bec...
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GiftedWhat kind of story would a Korean-style American Psycho be like? Inspired by this film, filmmaker Juhn Jaihong introduces Gifted . If American Psycho(2000) unravels around a rich man addicted to the rush of murdering a person,...
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A Matter of InterpretationFilmmaker Lee Kwang-kuk noted for his unique style of deriving a story from another story in his debut film Romance Joe(2011) returns with another interesting narrative structure in his 2nd film A Matter of Interpretation. The fil...
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A Hard DayOn the way to his mother’s funeral, a detective accidentally hits a person with his car. He takes the body with him and puts it into his mother’s coffin. The moment he feels relieved, he receives a call. This caller insists that h...
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DaughterA mother is seriously obsessed with her daughter. The mother forces her daughter to live a ascetic life and keeps a close watch to ensure she doesn’t stray. Years later, now fully grown up, the daughter learns that her mother is s...
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The Tenor Lirico SpintoMovie based on Bae Jae-cheol, a Korean opera singer acknowledged in Europe. Bae Jae-cheol is an opera tenor recognized even in Europe. After hearing the famous Bae’s voice himself, Japanese music producer Sawada Kohji wants to hav...