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The release of Na's film, Arirang (1926) is the start of the era of silent film in Korea. [21] Like the folksong "Arirang", on which its title was based, Na Woon-gyu's Arirang did not have an overtly political theme. However hidden or subtle messages could be magnified through the common use of a live narrator at the theater.
Ode to My Father (Korean: 국제시장) is a 2014 South Korean drama film directed by Yoon Je-kyoon. [3] [4] Starring Hwang Jung-min, Yunjin Kim, and Oh Dal-su, it depicts South Korean history from the 1950s to the present day through the life of an ordinary man, as he experiences events such as the Hungnam evacuation of 1950 during the Korean War, the government's decision to dispatch nurses ...
One of the most popular films of the era, director Lee Kyu-hwan's now lost remake of Chunhyang-jeon (1955), drew 10 percent of Seoul's population to movie theaters [15] However, while Chunhyang-jeon re-told a traditional Korean story, another popular film of the era, Han Hyung-mo's Madame Freedom (1956), told a modern story about female ...
The film was a co-production between South Korea and Japan, produced by Chungeorahm Film and presented by its South Korean distributor Showbox and the Japanese investor Happinet. Bong had dreamed of making a monster movie since his adolescence, inspired by the Godzilla and Ultraman franchises.
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 ...
16th Busan International Film Festival: Busan, South Korea: 6–14 October 2011: Korean Cinema Today: Panorama *Director's Cut 6th Korean Film Festival in Paris: Paris, France: 11–18 October 2011: Opening Night Film *European Premiere 13th Mumbai Film Festival: Mumbai, India: 13–30 October 2011: World Cinema 6th London Korean Film Festival ...
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The film is one of the most expensive to have ever been produced in South Korea, with a budget of ₩28 billion (US$24 million). The film was released in South Korea on 21 December 2011, but performed poorly at the box office due to high competition and received generally mixed reviews from critics.