Korean Cinema Today
12.12: The DayOn October 26, 1979, Defense Security Commander Jeon Du-gwang (Hwang Jung-min), who became the head of the Joint Investigation Headquarters, stages a military coup on December 12 to seize power by suddenly arresting Chief of Staff...
Wide Angle
A Fly on the WallDiagnosed with terminal cancer and given four months to live, Chika Kapadia decides to end his life. He applies to Dignitas, an organization providing physician-assisted suicide in Zurich, Switzerland, and begins keeping a journal...
Wide Angle
A Garden in WinterA Garden in Winter is about Alexandra, who owns a garden where someone builds a shed to spend the night. At first, she’s bothered, but then she starts helping with the shed for someone she never met but appreciates. (PARK Sungho)
Korean Cinema Today
A Girl with Closed EyesArrested at the scene on suspicion of murdering bestselling author Jeong Sang-u (Lee Kiwoo), In-seon (Kim Minha) designates Min-ju (Moon Choi) as her assigned detective. Upon arriving in Hongcheon, where the crime occurred, Min-ju...
Special Program in Focus
A Hard DayDetective Go Geon-su (Lee Sun-kyun) of the violent crimes unit truly goes all the way. On the day of his mother’s funeral, he hits someone in a traffic accident and covers it up, only to be embroiled in further criminal activities...
Korean Cinema Today
A Normal FamilyDirector Hur Jin-ho’s film, A Normal Family, is based on the best-selling novel The Dinner by Dutch author Herman Koch. Here, two couples gather for a conversation. Jae-wan (Sul Kyung-gu), a lawyer driven by success, and Jae-gyu (...
World Cinema
A Real PainA Real Pain follows mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) who reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when old tensions between the odd couple...
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A Traveler’s NeedsHong Sangsoo’s 31st film, A Traveler’s Needs, true to its title, navigates through the non-verbal moments found in the steps of a traveler. Iris (Isabelle Huppert), who came from France, wanders around Seoul, teaching French. When...
New Currents
AbelSet in Southern Kazakhstan after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1993, Abel tells the story of a shepherd who faces new hardships when his collective farm is disbanded. When the farm where Abel spent his entire life herding sh...
Jiseok
AimitagaiSome moments in life are decided in a flash. Life and death can be separated by a few seconds, and a stranger’s actions can change the present of another’s life. Aimitagai focuses on such chain reactions of fate. Azusa and Kanami ...