Train to Busan
Director: Yeon Sang-ho Writer: Yeon Sang-ho Cast: Gong Yoo, Kim Soo-an, Ma Dong-seok, Jeong Yu-mi, Choi Woo-sik, Ahn So-hee, Kim Eui-sung Cert: 15 Running time: 118mins Year: 2016 What’s the…
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The Handmaiden
Director: Park Chan-wook Writers: Park Chan-wook, Chung Seo kyung, Sarah Waters (novel) Cast: Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo, Jo Jin-woong Cert: 18 Running time: 144mins Year: 2016 What’s the…
Must-See Films at the 2016 BFI London Film Festival
When writing preview features for the London Film Festival it’s difficult to resist the numbers. Those big numbers representing how many films will show over the 12 day festival, how…
A Girl At My Door
Director: July Jung Writer: July Jung Cast: Doona Bae, Kim Sae-ron, Song Sae-byeok Cert: 18 Running time: 119mins Year: 2014 Original title: Doheeya The lowdown: July Jung’s debut movie…
Boomerang Family Cast and Director Interview
The 2013 London Korean Film Festival boasted a broad range of movies old and new, but in time honoured tradition arguably saved the best for last. Boomerang Family closed the…
Kim Jee-woon Interview at the London Korean Film Festival
Korean director Kim Jee-woon may not be a household name in this country, but chances are you may have come across his excellent tale of the supernatural A Tale of…
The Flu
Director: Kim Sung-su Cast: Ae Su, Jang Hyuk, Park Min-ah Cert: 15 Running time: 122mins Year: 2013 The lowdown: Korean pandemic thriller in the style of Outbreak that ladles on…