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London Korean Film Festival · 2010

London Korean Film Festival 2010

Contemporary

Programme

15 films · 6 reviews

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71 Into The Fire

The film deals with the real events and people involved when 71 students found themselves fighting back numerous waves of soldiers from the North at the start of the Korean War.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2010; Director: John H. Lee; Stars: Choi Seung-hyeon, David Lee McInnis, Christina Cha) , Trailer

Bedevilled

A woman heads to a remote island, where she finds her childhood friend is stretched to murderous breaking point.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2010; Director: Jang Cheol-so; Writer: Jang Cheol-so; Stars: Seo Young-hee, Ji Sung-won) , Trailer

Bestseller (Be-seu-teu-sel-leo)

A best-selling author rocked by plagiarism tries to rebuild her life, but when she turns her daughter's reported tales from an imaginary friend into a story, she faces more trouble.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2010; Director: Lee Jeong-ho; Writer: Lee Jeong-ho; Stars: Eom Jeong-hwa, Choi Kang-hee, Jo Jin-woong, Kim Hwa-yeong Kim) , Trailer

Blades Of Blood (Goo-reu-meul beo-eo-nan dal-cheo-reom)

An exiled politician tries to raise an army to fend of a Japanese invasion, leaving blood in his path.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2010; Director: Lee Joon-Ik; Writer: ChoiSeok-Hwan, Jo Cheol-Hyeon, Oh Seung-Hyeon; Stars: Baek Seong-hyeon, Kim Chang-Wan, Seung-won Cha, Ji-hye Han, Jeong-min Hwang) , Trailer

Green Days

Review preview for Green Days

With its warm, rich palette, Green Days is drenched in an unashamedly nostalgic glow.

Owen Van Spall · 3.5 out of 5
Animation about a term in the life of a group of school pupils.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2010; Director: An Jae-Hoon, Han Hye-Jin; Writer: An Jae-Hoon, Han Hye-Jin)

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Harmony (Hamoni)

A woman who gives birth in jail forms a choir to help her gain access to him.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2010; Director: Dae-gyu Kang; Writer: Seung-yeon Lee; Stars: Kim Yoon Jin) , Official site , Trailer

The Housemaid (Hanyo)

Review preview for The Housemaid

Steamy, bold entertainment with a dark sense of humour and a lush setting.

Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
Remake of the 1960 classic about a man's affair with the family's servant.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2010; Director: Im Sang-soo; Writer: Im Sang-soo, Kim Ki-young; Stars: Jeon Do-yeon, Lee Jung-Jae, Ahn Seo-Hyeon) , Official site , Trailer

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A Little Pond (Jageun Yeonmot)

True story concerning one of the worst civilian massacres in the Korean War.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2010; Director: Lee Sang-woo; Writer: Lee Sang-woo; Stars: Moon Seung-geun, Kim Roe-ha, Jeon Hye-jin,) , Trailer

The Man From Nowhere (This Man)

Review preview for The Man From Nowhere

Not without its clichés and flaws, but it is gripping, kinetic entertainment from start to finish.

Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
An ex-con is drawn back into drug smuggling after a family is kidnapped.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2010; Director: Lee Jeong-beom; Writer: Lee Jeong-beom; Stars: Won Bin, Kim Sae-Ron) , Trailer

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Moss

A man stumbles on a conspiracy when he returns to his home town for his father's funeral.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2010; Director: Kang Woo-Suk; Stars: Jeong Jae-yeong, Kim Joon-bae, Kim Sang-ho, Park Hae-il) , Trailer

Paju

Review preview for Paju

A disjointed, dark narrative of guilt and repressed desire that is well-acted but doesn't ultimately add up to as much as it promises.

Owen Van Spall · 2.5 out of 5
A study of one man's fraught relationships.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2009; Director: Park Chan-ok; Writer: Park Chan-ok; Stars: Seo Woo, Lee Seon-gyun, Shim Yi-young) , Trailer

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The Secret Reunion (Ui-hyeong-je)

Buddy actioner sees a North Korean spy forge an unlikely partnership with a South Korean special agent.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2010; Director: Hun Jang; Writer: Min-seok Jang, Joo-ho Kim, Kwang-young Choi, Hun Jang; Stars: Song Kang-ho, Kang Dong-won) , Official site , Trailer

The Servant

Erotic comedy dealing with the class divide and tangled romance.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2010; Director: Kim Dae-woo; Writer: Kim Dae-woo; Stars: Jo Yeo-jung, Kim Joo-hyuck, Ryoo Seung-bum) , Trailer