Discoveries from South Korea World Cinema

Tina, a young woman who has lost her way in life, rents a room from the vibrant Megi, thanks to whom she gradually starts to discover what it’s like to be free and to be able to make her own decisions without being reliant on men… Self-assured in its directorial style, this authentic film portrays millennials in contemporary Tbilisi and points to the influence of patriarchal thinking on Georgian society.

Hae-woong, an assembly member candidate, is taken out of the running because he became a thorn in the side of a local bigwig, Sun-tae. Hounded by loan sharks, due to defaulting a campaign loan, he decides to get his hands dirty. He steals classified government’s information about an urban development plan and obtains the help of a local gang leader, Pil-do, by promising hefty real estate profit. Now Hae-woong re-enters the race and tries to take revenge on Sun-tae. Unbeknownst to him, his messy journey through politics has only just begun.

Hyeon-woo loves Seo-yeon for a long time and has been confessing his feelings constantly, but Seo-yeon refuses Hyeon-woo every time. Bo-ram and Min-jae always come together and drink together whenever Hyun-woo is dumped. However, Min-jae hides his relationship with Seo-yeon to Hyeon-woo. Min-jar tells Seo-yeon to stop teasing Hyeon-woo but Seo-yeon just enjoys the situation. Bo-ram who used to like her childhood friend Hyeon-woo, holds a special class to boost his confidence. He has become depressed after being dumped by Seo-yeon. Hyeon-woo is thankful for meeting Seo-yeon because of her. Only after some time did each of them know their real feelings.

An ordinary guy suddenly finds he has superpowers he can use to help his spirited daughter and the people around them, but he also runs into trouble in the process.

Tae-su, a detective fighting organized crime, returns to his hometown for his high school friend Wang-jae's funeral. There, he meets his old friends Pil-ho, Dong-hwan and Seok-hwan and they reminisce. Suspecting something fishy about Wang-jae's death, Tae-su and Seok-hwan start investigating it, each in his own way. Their investigations lead to a land development project that Pil-ho is directing.

They're back! BTS gathers in LA to record their album "Arirang" in this documentary offering unprecedented access to the band as they enter a new era.

Hyeri and Ji-yeon are friends in the same neighborhood. They have a son to go to the army after some time. One day, Min-gu, who was playing at Jun-suk's house, sees Jun-suk's mother Hyeri in the shower and gets excited and hits her. Hyeri, who initially resisted, gave up resistance to Mingu's power, and after that day, the two develop into sex every time they have time. After a few days, Ji-yeon, who accidentally witnessed her son Min-gu and Hye-ri having sex, begins to seduce Hye-ri's son Jun-seok.

An anthology consisting of three horror shorts from different Asian directors: Memories by Kim Jee-woon, The Wheel by Nonzee Nimibutr, and Going Home by Peter Chan.

Hannah and Gangsan are neighbors upstairs and downstairs who live in the same one-room villa. Hannah money manjiman and hanging out with premature ejaculation symptoms are severe boyfriend geonhui, full of power in all things, especially bamil one as much as poor, strong, highest, but not yet decent job jjijilhan Yawning pretty girlfriend Bora and neighborhood playground and fast food restaurants The relationship continues. Hanna, who is fed up with the lack of sex with Gunhee, Hannah goes to the motel sometimes with other other guys, but can't fill the burning lust, and she's sick of having a date with Kangsan who is incapable of seeing and having fun. Then, four of them are coincidental or inevitable.

After moving into a new house, a young girl begins displaying strange and disturbing behavior until, one day, she disappears behind a closet. While the devastated father is left with no clue about his daughter's disappearance, an exorcist shows up to help.

A woman, married and with a child but becoming increasingly distant from her husband who is already cheating on her, reluctantly enters a secret relationship with her neighbor, a teenage boy.

The story of a 10-year-old married couple who live their normal daily lives when one day, the loving husband went to work and the wife finds a bill while cleaning up the house. It's an officetel management notice. The wife suddenly gets suspicious and goes to the officetel. When she checked the address and ring the bell, the wife felt betrayed when she heard the voice of an unknown woman from the intercom and her husband's voice coming from afar.

An ace crisis negotiator attempts to figure out the real motivation of a man who has kidnapped two people and crack his calm demeanour.

Sang-hwan became a cop in order to help the downtrodden, but he doesn't get much respect. All that changes when he meets the Seven Masters.

A pastry chef apprentice lives unaware she becomes a wild she-devil nightly. Her family hires their neighbor to watch her night version, as he falls for her day self while seeking to break her curse.

In this anthology film centered around the theme of "Eros," five seperate stories are presented by five top Korean directors. The main characters from each segment are connected with each other in one way or another.

A lawyer tries to prove her mother's innocence and uncover the secrets of a small village with the help of the local mayor. Her mother was accused of murder after the rice wine was poisoned at her husband's funeral, but she is suffering from memory loss and cannot defend herself.

When an illicit arms deal goes bad, North Korean spy Pyo Jong-seong finds himself targeted not just by the South Koreans but also his own bosses.

Sent from Seoul to serve in a remote coastal village, a policewoman gets involved in the life of a mysterious teenage girl who is abused by both her father and her grandmother.

In the turbulent Joseon dynasty, army commander Min-jae watches ambitious Prince Yi Bang-won while becoming entwined with Ga-hee, a vengeful gisaeng. Fate collides as power shifts.

Butcher Soon-ae runs popular shop with male clientele. Bodies of murdered men appear near shop. Detective Kim investigates, becomes suspicious of Soon-ae after meeting her.

An erotic film about the affairs of three married women. So-jeong, Hyeon-joo, and Da-eun, who are college classmates, are each dissatisfied with their husbands. So-jeong, an extrovert, enjoys sexual affair with her photographer while working as model, and Hyeon-joo enjoys sexual affair with her male client while working in real estate. Da-eun, a full-time housewife, happens to meet an attractive pizza delivery man. A few days later, Da-eun calls her friends to her house and orders them pizza, and the three friends seduce the delivery man.

Ara who works as a head of department at a people agency is an enthusiastic woman who meets secretly with her male clients just for the fun. On the other hand, Mi-yeon hates the men who stare at her body so bluntly. One day she finds out someone is watching her secretly from the house across from her and she feels aroused, making her reveal even more...

When a junior in college moves into his aunt's house, temptation is almost too much with all of the women living there. But feelings grow between them.

Thyssen, as well as a friend, is an "older sister" of two women, Su Min and So Ra, both decide to work first, as a result, do not have time for long - lasting relationships, which causes many sexual adventures and always that can meet - If to tell this adventures. So far, a man as one of the three interested, this would be the "ideal home" from then on each by itself ...

Over a 4 day period, a fierce battle takes place between Korean independence militias and imperialist Japanese forces in Manchuria, China. The militia includes a master swordsman and an expert marksman.

Korea, 1645 - Joseon Dynasty: a partially blind and gifted acupuncturist, Gyeong-su, is invited to work alongside the royal physician in the palace of King Injo, just before the crown prince Sohyeon returns after having been held captive by the Qing Dynasty. Prince Sohyeon and his father begin to differ in opinion on the future direction of their dynasty, leading King Injo to suffer from severe anxiety and paranoia. One night, Gyeong-su witnesses prince Sohyeon's death. Disbelieved as a witness on account of his blindness, Gyeong-su must struggle to reveal the truth while not falling prey to the power-hungry conspirators of the palace.

Third time repeater Sang-goo needs special tutoring for his upcoming college entrance test. His father puts his son away in a pension together with a beautiful female teacher in hopes of motivating him.

Two boys are becoming real adults during a turbulent time as they experience a world that doesn't go their way.

Jung-ah and her husband Hyeon-soo suffer sleepless nights from the passionate couple upstairs, Su-kyeong and Mr. Kim. Hoping to ease tensions, Jung-ah invites them to dinner — but polite chatter soon unravels into raw, boundary-breaking honesty, exposing hidden cracks in relationships with biting wit and emotional precision.

A desperate hunt by a detective and a scammer who team up to uncover the truth of their own.

A forensic pathologist is about to retire in order to spend some time with his daughter. However, he is forced to continue working when his daughter is kidnapped.

Through the course of their lives, a man and his first love are repeatedly separated from each other because of circumstances out of their control.

Not with her husband or boyfriend, she imagined having sex with someone else. Introducing the stories about maturity trained through having sex with new people.

Korea’s biggest network marketing scam reveals a far greater network of corruption and conspiracy lurking underneath.

In the 1990s, when Go gambling fever swept Korea, Gui-su loses everything because his father gambled obsessively until there was nothing left. Left all alone in the world, Gui-su meets a mentor and Go teacher, Il-do, and goes through vicious training to become the grandmaster of Go. He sets out for revenge on the world that destroyed his life, but soon finds himself chased by an unknown loner pursuing his own vendetta.

After Yoon, a professor of philosophy, fell from a heart attack, his wife brings in Sookhee, a care attendant. She treats her patient like her child as well as giving him sexual excitement.

Min-jae, a rookie police officer with a natural born talent for driving, is assigned to the perfect team: the Hit-and-Run Squad. But at the same time, for police detective Si-yeon, it is a place she is unjustly demoted to for doing her job. The two team up to arrest the rich and powerful speed maniac Jae-chul who is suspected of committing crimes for his obsession for speed.

The villainous Nekron and his mother, Queen Juliana, plot against the human race from their frigid fortress. Creating mass destruction with huge glaciers, mother and son incur the wrath of Larn, a warrior whose entire village was destroyed by ice. When Nekron's underlings kidnap the beautiful Princess Teegra, Larn sets out to rescue her, assisted by the fierce and enigmatic Darkwolf.

A wife, overwhelmed with hatred for her husband, inflicts an unspeakable wound on their son, as the family heads towards horrific destruction.

Min-sang and Yoo-ra is already married for two years. Min-sang lives with his wife Yoo-ra and her sister Yoo-mi. Min-sang used to live alone because his parents died early, and Yoo-ra lived alone with her younger sister after their parents died in an accident. Because of this mutual understanding, when they were introduced to each other through a dating agency, they became attracted to each other, and they even got married... I'm starting to feel more and more like a woman.

A room salon isn't doing well. There's only Min-joo on duty. One day, a beautiful girl called Joo-hee comes looking for a job and Min-joo and her boss gets her to work as a call-girl. The store soon becomes famous for its luxurious treatment and service and sales increase. The owner suggests they move up to Gangnam and they all get excited...

Jung-sik helps out a friend and finds himself attracted to his friend's mother. After being caught steeling the mother's underwear, he becomes the victim of the mother's seduction.

After being involved in a traumatic incident, 17-year-old Gong-ju is forced to change schools. Uncared for by her parents, her previous teacher arranges for her to hide away at his mother's place. It takes time for her past to catch up with her, but when it does the revelation is devastating.

A street hooker named Hyeon-ah (Jeon Yoo-jin) is locked up topless in the pension of a man named Jeong-ho (Heo Dong-won) who saved her from her pimp's abuse and beatings. She was locked up for no reason and every time she struggles against him, he hits her. A couple visiting the pension find Hyeon-ah and the man who wanted to rape her is killed by Jeong-ho. Hyeon-ah tries to run away from him but realizes she has nowhere to go.

An independent career woman who wants a family without a husband and a man who has no interest in a family of his own, one day go through something unexpected and become a family.

After losing everything, a young fish, Pi, goes to live with his family on the Reef. There he meets the love of his life but finds that she already has the unwanted affections of a bully shark. He must follow his destiny to save her and rid the Reef of this menace for good.

After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.

Seo-hyun is an ordinary housewife in her late thirties with a ten-year-old son and a successful architect husband. For her, life is a series of banal routines. Her sheltered life is suddenly threatened with the appearance of Woo-in, her much younger sister's attractive new fiancé.

Old friends Yoon-soo, Jong-gyoo, and Jin-gyoo reunite after a long time and share drinks while catching up on each other's lives. Yoon-soo, who is married to Ji-soo, confides that he's been struggling with issues in his sex life with his wife. Jin-gyoo reveals that he broke up with his girlfriend, Mi-kyeong, because their sexual desires didn't align, and he now satisfies his needs at karaoke bars, massage parlors, and similar venues. As the three friends get tipsy, they decide to have a wild night at a room salon. Thanks to the tips he picks up there, Yoon-soo is able to improve his marital sex life. Encouraged by this, his friends begin visiting room salons more frequently.

A true historical drama about King Sejong, the greatest ruler in Joseon history who sought to enhance national prosperity and military power through astronomy, and Jang Yeong-sil, the most remarkable scientist.

A group of very different people set sail on an old warship. The passengers include a senator with his son, a newly-wed couple, a mysterious old man, a group of sex workers and a gang of violent criminals. At first the aggressive behaviour of the thugs and their leader is directed at the first class passengers, but then more and more indiscriminately against the rest of those on board. Rape is followed by murder and it’s not long before the first of numerous and increasingly brutal mutinies takes place.

The assistant of a wealthy socialite reveals her husband's salacious affair. The fallout entangles him in a web of sex, love and deceit that could threaten his life and career.

A CEO of a small tech company, Chang-wook, must win billions worth bid for National EV charger project against Gwang-woo, an ex-business partner who has thrived with lobbying after stealing Chang-wook's original technology. Discovering Gwang-woo's secret connection with the decision-maker Minister Cho, he plans his first-ever golf outing to win over the deal. Finally, the golf round day has come, but everything is not the way he planned. Scandal, betrayal and chase in this 18-hole round.

Dong-gook, who is thinking of remarrying, introduces his stepmother Kyeong-sook to his son Jin-yeong. At the family gathering, Jin-yeong is surprised to see his stepmother's younger brother Hyeon-sook who was his one-night stand just a few days ago! Jin-yeong and his stepmother is lying down, drunk. Meanwhile, there is a strange atmosphere between Dong-gook and Hyeon-sook, who were drinking alone, and at that moment Jin-yeong's girlfriend Joo-yeon appears drunk.

A realtor who loves sneaking into people's homes finds the dead body of a scamming social media influencer – can he find out who did it?

Eun-ji is a idol trainee who gets abandoned by Jin-tae her sponsor, so she heads back down to her sister Sun-yeong's home. Her first love Joon-hwan is now her brother-in-law so he welcomes her but Sun-yeong treats her like a child and worries that Eun-ji might go down the same path she did when she gave up becoming an idol. Eun-ji and Sun-yeong quarrel often and Joon-hwan comforts Eun-ji every time. Eun-ji starts to depend on him and he also secretly tells her why he quit his job. One day, Sun-yeong goes on a business trip for a week but before she leaves she tells Eun-ji how sorry she is. They share a momemtum with two wooden dolls. All alone by the two of them at home, Eun-ji tries to embrace Joon-hwan's heart by showing him a scrap note she made of his articles. He is grateful for Eun-ji and starts to open up to her. The two of them cross a line that shoud never be crossed and as time goes, they fall deeper and deeper into each other.

In this animated prequel to "Train to Busan," a group of survivors deals with a zombie pandemic that unleashes itself in downtown Seoul.