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London Korean Film Festival · 2011

London Korean Film Festival 2011

Contemporary

Programme

9 films · 1 review

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Dance Town

A woman flees North Korea for the south and tries to begin a new life.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2010; Director: Jeon Kyu-hwan; Writer: Jeon Kyu-hwan; Stars: Lee Joon-Hyuk, Rha Mi-ran, Oh Seong-tae)

Detective K: Secret Of The Virtuous Woman (Jo-seon Myeong-tam-jeong)

A bumbling detective hunts a serial killer.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2011; Director: Kim Seok-yun; Writer: Lee Chun-Hyeong, Lee Nam-Gyoo; Stars: Kim Myung-min, Oh Dal-su, Han Ji-min, Lee Jae-yong) , Official site

The Front Line

Korea's official submission into the 84th Academy Awards, set at the end of the Korean War.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2011; Director: Jang Hoon; Stars: Shin Ha-kyun, Ko Soo, Lee Je-hoon)

Late Autumn

A woman on day release from prison finds her trip to her mother's funeral take an unexpected turn after a chance encounter on a bus.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2010; Director: Kim Tae-Yong; Writer: Kim Tae-Yong; Stars: Hyeon Bin, Tang Wei, James C. Burns, Kim Jun-seong)

Poongsan

A man who helps families cross the border faces a moral dilemma.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2011; Director: Juhn Jaihong; Writer: Kim Ki-duk; Stars: Yoon Kye Sang, Kim Gyu-ri, Kim Jong-soo, Han Gi-Joong, Choi Moo-Seon) , Official site

Suicide Forecast (Soo-sang-han Go-gaek-deul)

An insurance agent finds himself accused of assisted suicide.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2011; Director: Jin-mo Jo; Writer: Seong-hyeob Yu; Stars: Seung-beom Ryu, Dong-il Song, Cheol-min Park, Seon-kyeong Jeong, Ji-hye Seo, Im Joo-Hwan, Younha, Kim Chae-bin, Ji-eun Lee, Joon-ha Lee, Oh Eun-Chan, Jung Sung-ha, So-hee Hong, Byeong-chun Kim, Il-hwa Choi) , Official site

Sunny (Sseo-ni)

(Year: 2011; Director: Kang Hyeong-Cheol; Writer: Kang Hyeong-Cheol; Stars: Yu Ho-jeong, Sim Eun-Kyeong, Jin Hee-kyung, Kim Min-yeong) , Official site

War Of The Arrow (Choi-jong-byeong-gi Hwal, Arrow, the Ultimate Weapon)

A man starts a rebellion while trying to free his kidnapped sister.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2011; Director: Kim Han-min; Writer: Kim Han-min; Stars: Park Hae-il, Ryoo Seung-yong, Moon Chae-Won, Kim Mu-Yeol , Lee Han-wi) , Official site

The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae, The Murderer)

Review preview for The Yellow Sea

This is an intense action film that spirals into a veritable orgy of double crosses, ambushes and bloody beat downs during the last third that will re-affirm impressions of Korean cinema as being a masterclass in how to frame exquisite violence.

Owen Van Spall · 3.5 out of 5
A man agrees to take on a hit in a bid to pay off his debts.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2010; Director: Na Hong-Jin; Writer: Na Hong-Jin; Stars: Kim Yun-Seok, Ha Jung-Woo, Cho Seong-Ha, Lee Chu-Min) , Official site

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