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World Premiere

Korean Cinema Today

Drifting Away
  • KIM Dong Won
  • Korea
  • 2009
  • 95min

Working at a theater in Daehak-ro as an actor, the husband has an affair with an actress. The wife, without knowing his affair, is busy housekeeping. The second feature by director...

World Premiere

Korean Cinema Today

Lost & Found
  • JEON Kye Soo
  • Korea
  • 2009
  • 81min

This film follows a trip to Chuncheon. It is the second feature from director Jeon Kye Soo and an interesting repetition of Hong Sangsoo’s film, and shows the cinematic impulse of ...

World Premiere

Korean Cinema Today

Mongsil
  • LEE Jisang
  • Korea
  • 2009
  • 95min

A famous story by Kwon Jeong-saeng is screened. The original story is known for its lyricism and unique yet popular narrative. However, in the camera of Lee Jisang, Kwon Jeong-saen...

World Premiere

Korean Cinema Today

Moscow
  • WHANG Cheol-Mean
  • Korea
  • 2009
  • 104min

Two grown-up women meet each other. They were middle school classmates. Now, one is working as a secretary of a major corporation, and the other is unemployed who was fired from he...

World Premiere

Korean Cinema Today

Our Fantastic 21st Century
  • RYU Hyung-ki
  • Korea
  • 2009
  • 83min

Working part-time at a mart, Soo-young sometimes steals inventory at the store and sells them. Her objective is to get a full-time job, and for that reason, she saves up to get pla...

World Premiere

Korean Cinema Today

Viewfinder
  • KIM Jeong
  • Korea
  • 2009
  • 95min

A sister looking for her runaway younger sister, an animator wandering after leaving work, a reporter, and people who work on a highway rest area are featured in this film. Directo...

World Premiere

Korean Cinema Today

Wish
  • LEE Seong-han
  • Korea
  • 2009
  • 110min

Enrolling into a commercial high school in Busan, Jjang-gu joins a school gangster club called ‘Monster’. It wasn’t something he volunteered for; rather, it was natural to join suc...

World Premiere

Korean Cinema Retrospective

The Ritual for a Soldier
  • HA Kil-chong
  • Korea
  • 2009
  • 32min

This graduation work of director Ha Kil-chong from UCLA was filmed in 16mm. Seemingly influenced by the New York avant-garde in the 60s, the film mainly talks with ‘death.’ Pitiful...

World Premiere

Korean Cinema Retrospective

The Pollen of Flowers
  • HA Kil-chong
  • Korea
  • 2009
  • 85min

In the blue mansion, Aeran, Hyunma’s lover, lives with her sister, Miran. Hyunma visits this place with his secretary, Danju. The homosexual relationship between Hyunma and Danju, ...

World Premiere

Korean Cinema Retrospective

Her Fidelity
  • HA Kil-chong
  • Korea
  • 2009
  • 96min

Following the film war after ten years, and upon hearing that his wife and daughter died after being raped by the village teacher, draws a knife on him. The village teacher is a co...

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