There was Goo Ma-jeok before there was Kim Doo-han. Goo Ma-jeok had the strongest power in all of Joseon. He was the boss of Umigwan and a legendary man from the streets of Jongno. A new 'Age of Wild Men' begins.
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There was Goo Ma-jeok before there was Kim Doo-han. Goo Ma-jeok had the strongest power in all of Joseon. He was the boss of Umigwan and a legendary man from the streets of Jongno. A new 'Age of Wild Men' begins.
Reonghee and I are illegal aliens. Yesterday, Reonghee died while running away from the Immigrant Office Agents. The company we worked for is only concerned about covering up the mess. I'm going to find Reonghee, whose body the company has hidden somewhere, and give her a funeral that she deserves.
Jun-ho who avoids relationship commitments he runs into Eun-ji, who he had met through a dating application. Jun-ho suggests that they date without any responsibilities, and they begin an undefined relationship.
An unpleasant, but delightful single round contest with the superior! Chairman Kim is an old man who treats his employees very badly. Meanwhile, his assistant, Chang-soo, has to suffer Kim's verbal abuse everyday in the car. One day, Chang-soo drives a drunk chairman Kim home. However, there is only so much Chang-soo can take and the suppressed anger inside him explodes!
A family who are uncomfortable together, but worry about each other goes on a sudden camping trip. A group of youths who have no idea about their future and live crumpled lives go on a trip. A single person who thinks it's alright to be alone goes on a trip as well.
It’s a black comedy movie whose story is a day's journey of a movie director who got an offer to make a movie with a best-selling book called Dinner with Jesus.
"Drama Special - Understanding Dance" is a romantic comedy about Byeong Hyeon's love for Soo Ji, whom he meets at dance class. (Source: Han Cinema)
Min-kyung, who is preparing for civil service examinations while listening to a thief lecture. her struggling urban survival season.
The film portrays the anguish of an abandoned person and yet focuses on the process in which she grows more conscious of her true self. As she handles the foul giblets of slaughtered pigs, Sarah gets to realize that her real name is Jeong-ja. Every time she vomits, it seems as if the Jeong-ja inside her bursts forth. This short film shows what her real name is and who she really is. Her struggle ripens during the process of recovering her name.
Where you are born is called “hometown”. What do you call where you are buried? A story about 8 North Koreans who went to Moscow Film School in 1952, and sought political asylum in 1958 after denouncing KIM Ilsung. Their lives as Koreans and as filmmakers are captured through images from Moscow to Kazakhstan.
The painting in the museum, "The Prayer Girl," is secretly in love with the curator. Then one day, the girl, who was sold out, finally runs over the work to tell the curator how she feels.
A has-been rap star and his old fan accidentally ride the Ferris Wheel together in an amusement park.
An aspiring musician and delivery driver is taken advantage of by both his employer and his close friend.
One day a boy encounters a street vendor who sells chicks.Even the boy knows these birds will die very soon. To his eyes, the man is selling none other than death itself.
The affairs of men and women are many and complex in this film.
Yong-Nyeo is recovering at the hospital. Her daughter, a director from Seoul, comes to visit her; starting point of a family imbroglio.
Gayoung, a director, expects to hear a farewell confession from her boyfriend, who's an actor. (Part of "100인 X 100초영화 프로젝트", a project dedicated to celebrate 100 years of South Korean cinema.)
Geon-woo used to be a promising taekwondo athlete, but quit after kicking an unfair judge in the face. On his first day at Deoksang High, he gets involved in a fight with the school bullies, but defeats them and becomes the subject of school gossip. While Geon-woo was previously tired with everything in his life, he slowly finds interest after his fight with the bullies. In the end, he takes over the school by defeating Deok-soo, the school's best fighter. However, Sang-goo, the best fighter of Dae Jin High, asks him for a bribe, but Geon-woo declines him. Sang-goo is not happy and wants to break Geon-woo.
The film traces PARK Geun-hye's life back to the 1970s, when the leader-follower relationship began between PARK, who became the first lady of the Yushin regime, and CHOI Taemin, the leader of a pseudo-religion. It then examines the Sewol ferry incident, CHOI Soonsil Gate, candlelight rallies, and finally the impeachment.
Soo-ah and Hyeon-jeong have been friends since they were children. Unlike Seon-hee, a hidden master in martial arts, and plain Soo-ah, Hyeon-jeong is pretty and a model student at school. While they want to lead an ordinary student's life, the Yeonsoo mob at school pressures them to join them. Soo-ah, Hyeon-jeong and Seon-hee get Seon-hee’s brother’s help and decide to fight them.
In a countryside of Philippines, where people die everyday without having a local clinic, a foreign doctor's office in wheels help people for thirty years. Nuga (Luke) Park cares for patients in the moment he is terminally ill. What we see in his dedication and support in his missionary is love. This is the story of his love that would heal.
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.
Munseong goes to Gunsan for the first time in 30 years upon hearing his father Gwangdeok is dying. Gwangdeok’s death brings Munseong and his son Dojin together, but they are unable to reconcile. Painful history repeats in father-son relationship.
In search of the Legendary Dino, The GoGo Dinos embark on a new journey. On their way, they come across a dinosaur hunter, who wants to turn all the dinosaurs into dolls. To rescue them and stop the hunter's crazy plan, The GoGo Dinos overcome many obstacles but they only find the Legendary Dino as a fossil. What do they do? Can they save their friends?
Yong-gae is a rowdy gangster from Musan with no home, no background and nothing to lose. He's the loyal dog of Chairman Choi, his boss, and does even the dirtiest task he asks. One day he meets Soo-yeon, the daughter of a debtor. Yong-gae, who used to think being born in and dying in Musan wasn't so bad, falls for Soo-yeon and decides to leave Musan for the first time. However, Chairman Choi orders for him to be killed, and Yong-gae is provoked by his rival, Sang-cheol.
Hyoung-suk visits her daughter Hyun-seo’s room to give her some Kimchi and there she encounters Min-jin, her daughter’s friend. Hyoung-suk gets displeased with Min-jin living off at her daughter ‘s house as if it is her own. But as she talks to Min-jin a while, she becomes to open her mind and cooks a meal for her. And then, Hyun-seo comes into the room drunk…
Hee-Joo quits school as a result of the incessant bullying. She stays at home and surfs the internet all day. She meets Dong-Ha online, and he teaches her hypnosis so as to improve her confidence. However, Hee-Joo decides to use the hypnosis for other reasons…
“A powerful flicker film made from 35mm images of fashionable hats and hair.” (Pip Chodorov)
22nd of August, 1945. Japan lost the war and they loaded an 8,000 person Joseon laborer force onto a ship called the Ukisima to take them to the Busan Port. However, the ship sunk into the water due to an unknown blast. This is the story of thousands of Joseon people who dreamed of returning to their families and how they died.
After the business collapsed, a married couple goes camping to get some fresh air. When they arrive at the campsite, they find out that the campsite is closed permanently. The husband suggests they spend the night in the campsite, and the wife reluctantly agrees. And then, another couple arrives at the site. As the night deepens, the mysterious and unfriendly couple reveals their true colors.
A hapless repairman is called to fix a faulty A/C unit in the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
The grannies from Chilgok memorized the multiplication table in Japanese and lived their entire lives illiterate in Korean. This was because in 1937, the Japanese Governor-General of Korea banned the usage and education of the Korean language in all schools. These grannies from Chilgok had given everything for their children's education despite the backbreaking burden and workload. Then one day a Korean school opened in their village and sparked a fire in their hearts. As they learned the Korean alphabet, they became literary ladies who see poetry in everything in the world. "Poems here. Poems there. Poems are all over the place."
A movie that shows the daily life of young people and the multifaceted customs of love through conversations between men and women who visit Apguri-gil cafe.
In the space of 10 minutes, the African baobab tree grows 0.008 mm, the fastest dog in the world, the Greyhound, can run 12 km, and the Earth travels 18,000 km around the Sun. "Movements" is a 10-minute film which I drew at a rate of 2 seconds of animation per day. We are all walking, seeing, working, running, and stopping together.
Mother Sun (Sun Woo-Sun) enjoys her days with her 12 cats. One day, she tells her cats "Let's all go on a trip together." This is how their first trip begins.
IDEAL CUT is a recording of SEVENTEEN performing in Seoul's Jamsil Arena from June 28th to July 1st during their 2018 IDEAL CUT tour.
The day before Soo-min’s big concert day, her college friends Won-ho, Sun-ki, Hong, and Jin-sook gather to celebrate Soo-min. Talking about their old memories and having fun seems like a happy moment of old friends. But soon when Soo-min leaves to the bathroom, Jin-sook starts a disturbing story about Soo-min that she has been sexually abused by her dad and brother after her mom’s death. As all friends are shocked, one by one starts to talk about Soo-min’s whole secrets as if they know everything about her without knowing Soo-min is overhearing their conversation. It drives Soo-min to the irrevocable revenge with secrets behind.
North Korea 's female elite agent 'JIWON', undercover as a police officer in South Korea. One day she receives, an important mission of delivering 'important thing(a KIM IL-SUNG badge!)' to North Korea. However, she loses the 'important thing' on the way to North Korea. Now, she is get in the worst situation where she cannot go north and also south in a deep forest near the DMZ. At the same time, two female serial killers who came to hide the body in the forest appear in front of her. An encounter between a female spy and two female killers. What is their fate?
Peaceful unification between North and South Korea is about to take place. Therefore, the DMZ area near Panmunjom (JSA) will be designated as a Special Peaceful Zone (a.k.a SPZ) for unification of the Korean Commonwealth. So, Panmunjom has entered a overall development phase. However, murder takes place in the DMZ. The suspect is a deserter who is only known as code-name Firefox, the special agent of North Korea.
10 years from them to now, people who miss the late president Roh Moo-hyun tell their stories.
The tension is high from the morning as Mi Ra and Yoon Gyu go on a business trip together dressed in the same clothes. Mi Ra is concerned with Yoon Gyu's various actions throughout the day. The desire to say a word fills up Mi Ra's mind.
The story takes place in a dystopia deprived of freedom of making choices and begins as the protagonist, decides for the first time in his life to escape to Yass Land where any decisions are celebrated. He escapes a fictional land in which the civilians' actions are controlled and monitored by the government. The actor deviates from the controlled community for freedom in YAASS land. As he flees, viewers are given two actions that the actor could take. The story continues on from the actions they choose, leading to different endings.
Second-generation migrant worker, Soo is released after receiving probation and community service sentence for his use of violence. Along with his friend Pil-sung, he ends up working as brokers for illegal migrant workers. While fulfilling his community service duty, he meets surfers. Soo falls in love with surfing as the surfers Ddong-ggo and Hae-na teach him how to surf.
After passing the qualification exam and graduating high school early, Eunseo works part time in a convenience store while also preparing for the college entrance exam at a study room. Then one day former classmate Jiwon turns up, and her arrival stirs Eunseo’s heart as the walls she had built up slowly begin to break down.
Dong-jin works at the immigration office, detecting illegal immigrants and entrants. He rarely meets his father, who has Alzheimer's disease, and it's awkward for him to meet his brother, Dong-seok, and his family. Nam-il, a colleague, uses his position to commit corruption and the youngest, Eun-seong, is too compassionate. One day, Dong-jin meets an ethnic Korean call girl named Yeon-hwa and starts to like her. She gets a call from a broker that he's withholding her niece, Soon-bok, who escaped from the North. Looking at Yeon-hwa and Soon-bok's sadness and innocent lives, Dong-jin's life begins to change. His father dies and Yeon-hwa kills herself. Dong-jin tries his best to save Soon-bok. He risks everything for her, but his efforts become worthless when Nam-il frames him for his irregularities and Eun-seong betrays him to protect their own family. Dong-jin loses everything and is left only with his search for Soon-bok.
Sung-Min delivers food supplies to the Kaesong Industrial Complex. The Kaesong Industrial Complex is a joint inter-Korean economic project north of the DMZ. There, he sees North Korean employee Sook-Hee everyday and he is interested in her. One day, Sook-Hee shows interest in the song which Sung-Min is listening to.
A middle-aged lady, Myung-ja becomes one of the candidates for an amateur swimming competition. Myung-ja doesn’t want to let a teenage girl, Ji-gyu get the chance.
Schoolboy Haejoon has homework. He has to create a family newsletter by the end of the summer. One day, he happens to see Hakchul, a junk man, carting a camera. Waiting for his father, who have promised to coming back soon, the boy goes to the mountain for the camera.
Hanako gets excited when she sees her college student's son's friend, Jun, and seduces him with her lewd underwear. Surprised, Jun is worried that Kazuya will see this, and pushes Hanako away, but is at a loss for what she can do with her daring temptation. Even after Kazuya arrives, Hanako continues to seduce her Jun, but this time she shows off her secret part with more lewd underwear. After that, when Kazuya leaves her seat, Hanako rushes to Jun as if waiting for her, and Jun, unable to resist her temptation, eventually develops a secret relationship with Hanako.
The Christians of North Gando lose their country and leave their hometown, but gain the Gospel. The cross they hold in their hands is the symbol of daring for independence and a royal summon of the generation they have to endure. Historian Sim Yo Han retraces the footsteps of the late Father Moon Dong Hwan and finds meanings of the anti-Japanese independence movement hidden in various parts of North Gando.
Ga-yeong, who commutes everyday from Uiseong to Seoul in order to attend a scriptwriting class, wants to get closer to her classmates.
IM Kwon-taek is a Korean film-maker. He was born in 1934 when his country was under Japanese occupation. When Korean War was over his parents became North Korean partisan, and he ran away from home. He’s made 101 films since he made his debut in 1962 with Farewell Doman River. He tasted the glory at Cannes Int’l Film Festival with Chiwhasun. However making the 102nd film seems harder than ever to this 80-year-old director. His 2 projects have been suspended. He still can’t find chance to make his 102nd film, but spends daily routine free from film-making. This is a recording of years that the film-maker spends without making a film.
Taesoo happily leaves for the airport with a 500 million dollar contract.
'Ensemble'. An orchestra made of kids with different handicaps. The teacher, parents and many others get together to complete the orchestra. The orchestra 'Ensemble' is a small community of people who understand the difference of each other, and music is a communicative medium for them. Now listen to their stories and music.
On one of the dog days of summer, Jae-ha works at Samgye-tang (chicken soup) restaurant as a day laborer instead of her mother, who died of a stroke. There, through her mother’s co-workers, Jae-ha gets to know new aspects of her mother that she did not notice throughout her lifetime.
A sequel to "Porosity Valley, Portable Holes" (2017), this piece expands upon the previous work through a fictionalized depiction of the migration of the migrant/mineral/data cluster known as Petra Genetrix. Juxtaposing refugee migration with digital migration, both of which characterize migration in the 21st century, the work creates a speculative space-time by interrogating the “ways of existence” and the “ways of representation” of the Yemeni refugees who recently arrived in South Korea. Reflected here is the state of affairs in which refugees are treated as a kind of malware or virus that threaten the immune system of the nation state.