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In the turmoil of the Jeju 4.3 incident, Jeju Island witnessed the loss of an estimated 25,000 to 30,000 lives, with women constituting a significant yet often unrecognized proportion of the victims. This documentary illuminates the once-shrouded experiences of these women, led by a dedicated Jeju 4.3 researcher.
How big is the gap between friendship and love between women? Can one separate the moral principles of caring for another from the desire to possess that person? Can coerced heterosexuality compete with closet homosexuality? Ascetic, which has gained cult notoriety for its controversial focus on lesbian love, poses these questions and issues. Middle-aged painter, Noh Mi-eh who had endured years of sadistic cruelty from her husband, finds solace in the young fashion model, Kim Young-hee, who is burdened with her own painful past of being gang raped by three men. Mi-eh’s job offer to Young-hee to pose for her painting has the younger woman living under Mi-eh’s roof. Like a mother or even a lover, Mi-eh takes care of Young-hee, doing all she can to help her younger roommate to be freed of her past demons. But when Young-hee falls in love with a man, the two women’s relationship and fate takes a drastic turn.
A follow-up to 1996's documentary on the massacre at Cheju island, Red Hunt 2 exposes the real facts of the outrage upon personal rights and the brutal butchering occurred 50 years ago. Lives of nine survivors with their grieving testimony expose the horror of six yearlong massacres by Rhee Seung-man regime which still lingers today.
A phone has fallen in love with his owner. But she does not live as he wishes. He is confused, but continues to love her.
A film about the troubles of Korean youths teetering on the edge of poverty, their struggle is to survive the mounting debts and the hopelessness of their situation. Among them is Kim Byung-Seok, an aspiring filmmaker who's stuck in dead-end jobs and his camera is only used for filming weddings. His girlfriend, Jae-Kyung, has trouble finding jobs and is fired for being "too depressing". Although they've coped in the past, recent conflicts and frauds have pushed them to desperation, making the future look bleak.
Led by the itinerant carnival vendor dealer Ursus, Gwynplaine joins a traveling troupe with blind girl Dea and becomes the most famous clown in Europe. His fame, however, soon leads him to corruption and confusion. Set in seventeenth-century England, the work criticizes the state of society in which social justice and humanity have been eroded, and sheds light on the value of human dignity and equality through Gwynplaine's journey.
Jung-ae is stranded on a deserted road after her car breaks down. Having missed an important meeting with a client, she anxiously paces around. Then, a mysterious young woman appears, offering help. Touched by the woman's bright kindness, Jung-ae gradually lowers her guard and begins to open up about her story...
In a small army unit, far from the outside world, there is a young soldier hiding a secret he doesn't want to share. Every time he stands guard during the night watch, he sees smoke rising from the forest. However, for some reason, it seems no one else can see the smoke.
A prismatic exploration recounting the 1950s visit of Parisian elites led by Chris Marker and Claude Lanzmann in the newly formed Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the communist state that claims the allegiance of the filmmaker’s grandmother during the Korean War.
High school students Jae Nam and Seo Hyun are happy just to be together. But after an unfortunate live broadcast, Jae Nam is suddenly nowhere to be found.
Bong-gi, an apartment security guard, dominates neighborhood restaurants as the king of delivery app reviews. When he suffers humiliation from the newly elected representative of the resident, Gap-doo, while unable to contain his anger, Bong-gi finds out that Gap-doo runs a restaurant specializing in delivery.
Seong-hwan, a stranger who arrives in a coastal town in the countryside, attempts suicide at a motel but fails, losing his memory in the process. Elderly woman Hyun-suk, who discovers him, brings Seong-hwan to her home.
aespa unveils a complex and mysterious storyline in the main trailer for the release of their 6th mini-album ‘Rich Man’.
An exchange of filmed correspondence between three documentarists, respectively Indonesian, Serbian and South Korean. Attentive to cultures other than their own, each films zones with blurred or shifting borders.
Young Ethan is a hopeless lay about who becomes an undertaker's assistant. The undertaker takes pity on the lad and teaches him Gravedigger kung fu so he can avenge his parents' death. Great styles on display here including Three Zombie Strike, Frozen Mantis, Wicked Witch Kung Fu and the Gravedigger Style.
About the pastor's daughter, who reconciled the irreconcilable fighters - the inhabitants of two neighboring villages.
In the year 2006, Yumi develops a crush on a video store clerk, Ji-hwan, who can’t speak. As they get closer to each other, one day, Yumi has to move to a different city. She confesses her true feelings for him but receives no answer from Ji-hwan. Five years later, we meet Yumi, and she´s slowly losing her sight. She decides to embark on the journey to see him before it´s too late.
A young handsome man tries against all odds to lead a life caught between his job and his home.
A middle school student, Jung-eun, practices cartwheeling but it doesn’t go well. She even tries harder in order to impress a boy she has a crush on.
It's time for some makeover magic at the Bread Barbershop when famous stars and magical girls chase their dreams and try to protect the town.
A special service experience by a young and sensual caregiver who can get erections even for immobile patients.
Hoang asked his two closest friends, Thy and Long, to help him fulfill his final wish: to become a man before he dies. Through the efforts of his friends and family, Hoang comes to realize that his greatest happiness doesn’t lie in “becoming a man,” but in living alongside the incredible people who love and support him unconditionally.
An official Korean remake of Indonesia film "Tinggal Meninggal".
Is the boy still at Lotte World?
Sunhee, who runs a modest animal clinic, is fostering a puppy whose owner never returned. Out of the blue, the niece she had raised as her own shows up after ten years, only to announce that she is leaving for New Zealand the very next day.
After serving ten years in prison for a murder he did not commit, a man is finally released. Determined to take revenge on the detective who framed him, he tracks him down—only to discover that the detective has already died.
One day, a mysterious creature grows on Nam-joon's shoulder.
A struggling punk band, Far East Asia Saurs, suddenly gets a chance to perform by the sea.They arrive at the beach full of excitement—only to discover their parked car has mysteriously vanished. To make matters worse, their youngest member and drummer, Kyung-mo, is missing too. In the midst of confusion, the remaining members decide to start the show… without drums.
When it was decided that the 88 Olympics would be held in Seoul, the residents of Sanggye-dong were forced from their homes and they struggled against the government to at least guarantee them new residences.
Finishing her senior year, Hyerang is about to graduate and pursue a career as an art director. When her mom decides to move away, she is forced to survive on her own.
Changkuk, at 59, maintains his daily life through online Korean language lectures and household chores. When a leak appears in the house he's lived in for ten years, he hires a contractor who only ends up demolishing the wrong bathroom. Returning home from work, his family finds Changkuk utterly frustrating.
Ko Eun-young, a thirty, non-naitive Jeju Island woman with no experience in politics, runs for Jeju governor in the 2018 local elections. The bumpy ride Ko and her colleagues undergo during the election campaign moves and changes them.
The poor farmers of Muju in Cheonbuk Province cannot get enough water to irrigate their rice. They attempt many times to build a canal to the Geum River, but fail each time. After the military coup of 1962 however, the government gives its full support and helps the villagers succeed
In many times, people exist as a part of just background to each other. This desolate scenery brings you a certain feeling. As time overlaps on the cold street, you will get caught in a deeper hole.
Kyung-jun receives an offer from his old orphanage buddy, Jae-hyun, to rob a local soup joint that "only takes cash." What they thought would be an easy score takes a wildly unexpected turn with the sudden arrival of one man.
With the unexpected dismissal of 2045 workers, the strike by Ssangyong employees has received the most public support and attention since the IMF. It was an intense period inside and outside the factory.
A rumor surfaces that the fighting scriptures, 'Dharma's Secret Technique,' written by the Buddhist priest, Dharma, is secretly hidden in a Buddhist temple in China. The masters who love justice and the warriors of the Biryong Fighting Hall search high and low for the scriptures. Seo Chun-wi has come from Koryo to avenge himself against his parents' enemies. Chun-wi becomes the disciple of the greatest fighting master Tae-baek. He receives 'Dharma's Secret Technique' and begins his training. However, Ma Chun-pyo and his gang have been eyeing the scriptures. They put drugs in Chun-wi's tea and defeat him. They seize 'Dharma's Secret Technique' and even kill Ah-min, Chun-wi's girlfriend. However, through incredible efforts, Chun-wi regains his strength and makes a clean sweep of Chun-pyo and his gang. Chun-wi punishes Suk-in, the enemy of his parents, and returns to his home country.
A journey to escape dopamine addiction turns into a disastrous camping trip.
In an isolated mountain village dominated by Manchul, a villain, appears Dongryul, a martial artist who is equal to Manchul. As Dongryul gets rid of Manchul, the villagers warmly welcome him. But soon Dongryul changes his heart.
Pro-Japanese propaganda film to educate the people in Korea. The old man, convinced that "the expansion of production is the duty of the entire population," faints while alone carrying water to the family's rice field. At the request of the old man to spare no effort to expand production to help the emperor, the women gather together to carry water to the old man's field.
Dr. Kojubu, a wizard, creates an abominable monster with the intention of ruling the world with evil and sends the monster into the world. By chance, the ghosts invade the country house where Young-gu lives, and then enter the body of the sleeping ones and manipulate them.
Two supreme martial artists from Korea and Japan overcome their rivalries and become friends. They are shocked when they finally meet each other's wives as the women look identical and bear the same name.
Kim Byeong Yeon's grandfather Kim Ik Soon is the person who surrendered to Hong Gyeong Rae's birth. As a result, Byeong Yeon did not get a job title even though he had the Jangwon grade system. Frustrated, he puts on a hat and begins a wandering life. Wherever Kim Satgat goes, poems containing satire and ridicule about the world remain.
A sad story about a love triangle consisting of two men and one woman.
Ju-Ri nicknamed as Kkaesokeum and Kong-Ju nicknamed as Okttolmae are close friends and popular figures in their school. There are various happenings such as pleasant fighting with the principal, pretty quarrel with the teacher in charge, teasing with a small male student Seulki, fresh love with Sam-Su, matchmaking of sister and art teacher. One day, the two tomboys quarrel with for trivial things and estranged from each other. When Okttolmae does not appear on the day of school beginning, Kkaesokeum regrets her faults and begins to look for Okttolmae with other friends. They find that Okttolmae quit the school and sell the eggs for domestic circumstance. Thus they begin to help Okttolmae and stir up egg troubles.
Sang-beom's father had always missed his family in the North. Sang-beom was tired of his father. Then, one day after his father passes away, Sang-beom goes to the cold noodle place that his father used to go to.
This is a road movie about a girl who always dreams and never gives up. She lives in a small town near the 'Saemangeum' tidal flat that has been drained and filled. At the same time Cha-Eun's track team is disbanded. Her coach recomends that she moves to the city where there's a school with a track team, but her father refuses to send her to the city. Her Filipino stepmom plans a trip to Seoul w
Jisook works as an instructor at Smile Club, a laughter therapy program at an insurance company. She stresses the importance of laughter, and seems cheerful all the time. Yet, in reality, she finds life tough and exhausting. Then one day, life gets even more complicated when her son Jaeho uses violence against his classmate Donghyun – who happens to be the son of Heesoo, the leader of Smile Club. Since Heesoo is an important client, the incident puts Jisook in a rather difficult position.
Retired gang member Gang-Pil tries to find another job rather than running an illegal inquiry agency to win custody of his daughter back. In order to pay for the lawyer, he accepts Lee Munhee's request to follow the Entrepreneur Park Yongdae, but soon after both Park and Lee go missing and Gang-Pil starts digging in.
Yejin and Haeri are the best friends in their class. But when Haeri starts writing a secret diary with friends from another class, a subtle crack begins to form in their relationship. Yejin feels hurt by the way Haeri keeps the diary from her and grows anxious, wondering if their shared secrets might have been written inside.