Korean

The story revolves around an orphan girl who became a prostitute to survive and finds love with one of her clients. A young woman is tricked into prostitution, thinking she’s going to sell beverages at a village store. She soon learns about the dark world of Korea’s red-light districts, where a prostitute is exploited by johns, their pimps and society. She befriends one of her johns, a country bumpkin, who keeps in touch with her over the years. The film is a look at Korea’s prostitution from the 1970s to the 1990s told through her story.Read More »

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A comic artist and an unemployed sex columnist are trying to work together in order to win a lucrative comic-book competition.Read More »

It’s the summer holidays in the city and young Hana is trying to get her warring parents to reunite. But she’s distracted from her quest one day by a couple of younger girls, nine-year-old Yoomi and seven-year-old Yoojin. As she swiftly becomes an older-sister figure to the pair, the trio’s recess becomes one of imagination and adventure – from playing tricks on the landlady to going on a seaside reconnaissance – that leads to the bittersweet glimmerings of maturity.Read More »

Dong-chul had been a pickpocket, beggar, pimp, etc. He is accustomed to the dark life of crime. One day, Dong-chul meets Yuk-deok while trying to kidnap the fake college student, Hye-young. Dong-chul and Yuk-deok find out that Hye-young is a prostitute. They do her errands and get fed, barely making it. Dong-chul and Yuk-deok get thrown out after fighting with a customer. Hye-young goes with Dong-chul and Yuk-deok and enjoy themselves at a beach resort. Dong-chul falls in love with Hye-young.Read More »

In this South Korean omnibus film, four filmmakers – with particular but surprisingly cohesive approaches – introduce us to cinematic universes commanded by the presence of killers executing (or failing to execute) their jobs. From the slightly supernatural to true stories inspired by actual events, our four directors introduce us to their cinematic universes bound by the presence of nighthawks and killers. Dark humor, weapons and blood are part of the deal. “Metamorphosis” by Kim Jong-kwan weaves a revision of a revered horror figure, seductive and terrifying, in an alluring but suspiciously empty bar at night. Read More »

The meeting between a cute coffee shop barista and a mysterious, rich artist spins into an affair of intense passion and dark seduction.Read More »

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Convicted murderer Hyo Soon is granted a short leave from prison to visit her mother’s grave. On her way, she meets a man named Hun whom she feels an instant connection with. The two soon share an intimacy that goes beyond the sexual level. They plan on escaping but Hyo Soon backs out and returns to jail with the promise that they join again two years later. Two years zoom by and Hyo Soon is released from the prison. Anxious to see Hun, she hurries to meet him, but will Hun show up for their sweet reunion?Read More »

One man’s desperation to save his dying wife sparks a chain of tragedies in the dark crime thriller Circle of Crime. The film offers a complex story that first depicts several seemingly unconnected incidents: the escape of a serial killer, a man being chased by loan sharks after taking the money to save his wife’s life, a taxi driver’s hit-and-run and a woman’s suicide attempt. As the plot unfolds, the connection between these incidents begins to become clear.Read More »

Yeong-joo, a former synchronized swimming athlete goes to Jeju Island to put together a synchronized swimming team for a performance. She slowly befriends the haenyeo, or female divers, and gradually begins to fit into their way of life.Read More »