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London Korean Film Festival

1 November – 13 November 2024

Taking place at BFI Southbank, Ciné Lumière, and the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, this year's London Korean Film Festival brings together some of the biggest Korean titles of the past year with a selection of classics from the archives.

The festival runs from 1 to 13 November.

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  • The Tenants
    Review preview for The Tenants

    An unusually confident first film, stylishly shot in black and white, The Tenants may explore some familiar ideas but it is very much its own thing.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    In a dystopian South Korean city, a soon-to-be-evicted tenant decides to complicate the process by renting his toilet out to an eccentric couple, but their strange behaviours soon become unbearable.
  • Alienoid: Return To The Future
    Review preview for Alienoid: Return To The Future

    It’s all wildly incoherent, and will seem all the more so if you don’t have a grounding in the rules of Korean fantasy magic, but there’s still plenty of fun to be had.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Ancient Taoists and aliens travel through time and space in an effort to obtain a crystal blade which could determine the future of the Earth.
  • A Girl At My Door
    Review preview for A Girl At My Door

    This film includes a lot of material that will make viewers uncomfortable, but never gratuitously.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A policewoman tries to help a young girl who is being abused by her violent stepdad.

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