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Festival coverage

London Korean Film Festival

2008

The Good, The Bad, The Weird opened the festival
The Good, The Bad, The Weird opened the festival

Running at The Barbican in London from November 6 to 12 and then in Liverpool from November 13-15, this year's festival celebrates some of the hottest films to come out of Korea this year, including London Film Festival hit The Good, The Bad, The Weird. There is also a retrospective of the work of Lee Chang-dong.

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  • Oasis
    Review preview for Oasis

    This is a film which explores ‘otherness’ and what it truly means to be ‘abnormal’.

    Adam Micklethwaite · 3.5 out of 5
    An ex-con suffering from mental illness falls for a woman with cerebral palsy.
  • Green Fish
    Review preview for Green Fish

    Although having noir elements, Green Fish is a slippery critter when it comes to classification.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A young man finds himself caught up in a Korean gang.
  • The Good, The Bad, The Weird
    Review preview for The Good, The Bad, The Weird

    Despite its lengthy duration, this film gallops along.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Manchurian homage to Sergio Leone sees unlikely protagonists vie over a treasure map.
  • Milky Way Liberation Front
    Review preview for Milky Way Liberation Front

    Its sense of humour and verve are enough to commend it to any viewer.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    Black comedy adventure about a screenwriter whose personal and professional world is falling apart.
  • Secret Sunshine
    Review preview for Secret Sunshine

    It is unlikely you are going to see a more palpable portrayal of grief this year than Jeon Do-yeon's magnificent perfomance as Shin-ae in this Korean drama of the heart.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Exploration of grief in small-town Korea.