Korean Cinema Today
The Day AfterIt’s Areum’s first day at work at the publishing company where Bongwan, a literary critic, is the boss. His wife, thinking Bongwan is fooling around with a new girl, shows up and t...
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A Taxi DriverIn May, 1980, the Gwangju Democratization Movement was brutally suppressed with innumerable citizen casualties. The massacre in Gwangju was thoroughly concealed, and on-the-scene r...
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The Battleship Island: Director’s CutThere’s an island called “Battleship Island”, where many Koreans were forcibly drafted into serving the Japanese imperial army and mining coal, where they were treated miserably. D...
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Mermaid UnlimitedYoungju, a professional swimmer with a serious alcohol problem, is fired from her job at the aquarium. Learning that a synchronized swimming coach is needed for a special program o...
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America TownSet in the 1980s in Gunsan around a US military camptown, 15 years old Sangguk is the son of a photo studio owner. As prostitution prevails in the town, Sangguk is curious about th...
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The EmperorEarly one morning in Gangnam, three grim-faced individuals get into a black van. They will face their final moments in life in a secluded countryside motel. In the hushed silence o...
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Notebook from My MotherAeran, a hardworking mother who runs a side-dish store in the neighborhood, and her son, Gyuhyon, a part-time instructor, whom she considers incompetent, do not get on well. The so...
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TaklamakanTaesik makes a living collecting recyclable wastes or stealing waste metals from empty houses in the redevelopment zone. When his friend takes him to a karaoke club, Taesik meets S...
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Romans 8:37Rev. Kang Yoseop is a so-called “star minister” with progressive inclinations, presenting strong spiritual visions to youths. He is fighting fiercely against his conservative prede...
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MethodActor Jaeha and idol star Youngwoo are cast in Unchain, a stage drama about the love, hate, pain and deception between two men. Jaeha eagerly practices and doesn’t approve o...