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AnselmWim Wenders, director of Pina (2012), made this 3D documentary to explore the work of one of Germany’s greatest artists, Anselm Kiefer. Through archival footage and dramatic...
Jiseok
At the End of the FilmAfter a decade of false starts and failed projects, film director Si-won (Park Jong-hwan) is about to make a mountain movie. However, the film faces another setback, and then the d...
Korean Cinema Today
BallerinaOk-joo (Jun Jong-seo) faces the sudden death of her one true friend, Min-hee (Park Yu-rim). A former bodyguard with unrivaled skills, Ok-joo embarks on a mission to find the villai...
Special Program in Focus
Basri & Salma in a Never-Ending ComedyBasri and Salma have been married for five years. Together, they run a small amusement ride for children. Their peaceful daily routines begin to reveal small cracks in their facade...
Opening Film & Closing Film
Because I Hate KoreaGye-na (Ko A-sung) hates Korea. As she contemplates her life in her late twenties, she sees only weariness and helplessness in the monotony of her existence. Although her devoted p...
World Cinema
Behind the MountainsIt’s evident that the Dardenne brothers, who have a special interest in children, had sufficient reason to participate in producing this movie. In his previous two films, Hedi <...
Korean Cinema Today
Believer 2Detective Won-ho (Cho Jin-woong) risks everything to apprehend the leader of a vast drug cartel, known as ‘Mr. Lee,’ and in so doing, becomes entangled in a complex relationship wi...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Beyond the FogA father, son, daughter-in-law, and grandson operate an inn in a desolate, rural town that once had a movie theater and many tourists but has fallen into decay. The son wants to se...
Wide Angle
Beyond UtopiaBeyond Utopia follows the last known defectors to attempt to flee North Korea, where an oppressive dictatorship works overtime to convince the citizens that they are living ...
Midnight Passion
Birth/RebirthRose is a pathologist who prefers working with corpses over social interactions with the living. She also has an obsession: the reanimation of the dead. Celie is a maternity nurse ...