Director Lee Su-jin brings us his first independent feature debut: Han Gong-ju. We follow Gong-ju (Chun Woo-hee) who is, in theory, your typical teenager; she goes to school, has a part time job and she loves music above all. Well, Gong-ju would be your typical…
After the success of his first feature film, Daytime Drinking, the promising director Noh Young-seok brings us Intruders.
Intruders shares many of the same themes as Daytime Drinking. Writer and director Noh Young-seok is fascinated in human encounters, he primarily loves to put his main lead in situations…
When looking at the cast of Snowpiercer, which includes Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt, Kang-ho Song and Ed Harris, you can’t help but wonder why such a film is only now being premièred in the UK or why Snowpiercer hasn’t had a UK cinema release…
If you don’t speak Korean, it can be difficult to keep up with what’s happening now in Korean film and even harder to learn about films made before the first Korean wave. This list of resources will give you a fuller picture of Korean film and its place…
Here’s a fun game: next time you are in a room full of film buffs ask the question “Hey everyone! How do you feel about Kim Ki-Duk?” Then sit back and watch the room explode.
While not widely known by mainstream audiences, Kim Ki-Duk is an enfant…
During the recent Busan International Film Festival there were many complaints that in the past couple of years the focus of the festival has shifted from the films being shown at the festival to the various idols and celebrity actors who walk the red carpet at the events and premieres…
‘Even the River’, the documentary about multiculturalism in Korea has just launched a Kickstarter campaign! A few months ago we had the opportunity to interview director Cindy Lou Howe and it definitely looks like it’s going to be an interesting film once it is released.
The film looks at…
