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Early in the Korean War in 1950, as the North is rolling through South Korea, South Korean army privates Kang Eun-pyo (Shin Ha-kyun) and Kim Soo-hyeok are captured in a battle and brought to Korean People's Army captain Jung-yoon. Jung-yoon declares to the prisoners that the war will be over in a week and that he knows exactly why they are ...
According to Korean Film Council (Kofic) data, as of December 31, 2021 it is the second highest-grossing film among all the films released in the year 2021 in South Korea, and highest-grossing Korean film with gross of US$29 million and 3.61 million admissions. [13] [4] [37] And, as per Box Office Mojo it ranks 89 at 2021 Worldwide Box Office.
Crossing (also known as Keurosing) is a 2008 South Korean film directed by Kim Tae-kyun. It was selected as South Korea's submission to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The film follows the journey of a North Korean man as he illegally leaves the country to find medicine for his sick wife, portraying the many hardships of ...
Phantom. Streaming premiere TBD. Based on the 2007 Mai Jia novel, Feng Shung, this spy action film will keep you guessing until the very end.During the Japanese colonization of Korea, five ...
In February 2006, South Korean movie workers responded to the reduction by staging mass rallies in protest. [36] According to Kim Hyun, "South Korea's movie industry, like that of most countries, is grossly overshadowed by Hollywood. The nation exported US$2 million-worth of movies to the United States last year and imported $35.9 million-worth ...
Anarchist from Colony (Korean: 박열; Hanja: 朴烈; lit. "Park Yeol") is a 2017 South Korean biographical period drama film directed by Lee Joon-ik about the life of independence activist Park Yeol (also spelled "Pak Yol"), with Lee Je-hoon taking on the title role. It premiered in South Korea on June 28, 2017. [2] [3] [4] [5]
They decide to flee North Korea and defect to the South, where they are initially penniless and friendless. Devastated that he had to leave Yeon-Hwa behind, Sun-ho works hard to save enough money to help her escape North Korea and join him. But one day, news reaches him that Yeon-Hwa has married another man.
The Korean nominee is chosen annually by a special committee assembled by the Korean Film Council. South Korea has submitted thirty-three films for consideration. In 2019, Burning became the first Korean film to make it to the final nine-film shortlist of the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. [4]