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Romance Joe
A filmmaker with writer’s block is given stories by a fun-loving waitress in exchange for night-time overtime. Full of the pleasure of telling storiesPublished on: -
Stateless Things
Claustrophobic drama about two stateless boys struggling with life. Although they couldn’t be more different, they are linked by their loneliness andPublished on: -
A Fish
Korean Park taught himself to film in 3D for his debut. Viewers are cleverly fed a red herring in the shape of a philosophy professor…Published on: -
Oki’s Movie
With his debut, Hong Sang-Soo won a Tiger Award in 1997. In his 12th feature, structured as four short films about a three-cornered relationship, he…Published on: -
Characters
Clever and moving play with double mirrors. A melancholy female scriptwriter is working with a narcissistic director on a new script. A personal ode tPublished on: -
Black Dove
In a gripping and beautifully constructed narrative, victims and culprits of a car accident are linked by complex feelings of guilt. Roh (The Last DinPublished on: -
Bleak Night
They’re all boys, but they’re not all nice boys. Derailed rivalry between schoolfriends is a familiar subject, but in his debut, Yoon reveals he has…Published on: -
The Journals of Musan
The protagonist is one of the growing group of poor North Korean refugees who are trying to adapt in capitalist South Korea. The maker, former…Published on: -
Anyang, Paradise City
Successful mix between documentary and ficiton is a layered quest through history, modern life and architecture and politics in the Korean city of AnyPublished on: -
Poetry
Justified winner of best script in Cannes: Lee tells stories seemingly written by a great novelist. Legendary actress Yun Jung-Hee’s delivers a phenomPublished on: