The Korean Film Festival has been around since 2007, though not always part of the Korean Festival, which is now held in the months of September to October. However, the number of films have increased each year, from 5 movies in 2009 to 10 movies this year. In recent years, they have even stars to attend the movie to add that glitz and glamour. Jung Jun Ho (2010), Han Ga In (2012). This year, that star is the young hot star, Kang Ha Neul. I’m sure many fans are delighted especially as he will be watching his movie, ‘Twenty’ with the audience in the cinema.
The opening movie is Northern Limit Line and the event will be graced by His Excellency, Ambassador Suh Chung-Ha and local veteran movie director and producer, Mr. Eric Khoo
Date: 23 October to 1 November 2015
Venue: Shaw cinema
Tickets: Shaw Online
So what’s in the line up this year?
Northern Limit Line
Based on a true events – A forgotten story of heroes during the 2002 World Cup. Set in 2002 during the frenzy of the World Cup in South Korea, the South Korean Battleship 357 prepares for its usual duties. The North Korean Navy, noticing its southern nation caught up in soccer fever, deploys several battleships of their own towards the Northern Limit Line, precipitating an unexpected and tragic conflict with Battleship 357.
Director: Kim Hak Soon
Stars: Kim MuYyeol, Jin Goo, Lee Hyun Woo
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Assassination
“We need someone to shoot some guns in Seoul. Find this group of people” In 1933, in an era when the fatherland has fallen, the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea singles out three people whose identities are unknown to Japan for a special mission. AHN Okyun, a sniper in the Korea Independence Army, Big Gun, a graduate of the Military School, and explosives expert Duk-sam!! Yem Sek-jin, appointed by KIM Koo as the Provincial Government’s police chief, heads out to find these three people.
Director: Choi Dong Hoon
Stars: Jeon Ji Hyun, Lee Jung Jae, Ha Jung Woo, Oh Dal Su
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The Target
An ex-mercenary framed for the murder of a renowned industrialist and an ordinary doctor desperate to save his abducted pregnant wife embark on a dangerous 36-hour quest.
Director: CHANG
Stars: Ryu Seung Ryong, Lee Jin Wook
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Ode to My Father
When the Korean War breaks out, a young boy named Duk-soo vows to take care of his displaced family in place of his missing father. His lifelong promise spans over 60 years, leading him through a monumental journey of hope, dedication, and personal sacrifices
Director: JK Youn
Stars: Hwang Jung Min, Kim Yu Jin, Oh Dal Su
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Love Forecast
An elegant weather reporter on TV and a foul-mouthed boozer off, Hyun-woo juggles three relationships with three men of different personalities. This is the “love story” of her life.
Director: Park Jin Pyo
Stars: Lee Seung Gi, Moon Chae Won, Lee Seo Jin
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The Chronicles of Evil
A police detective, Choi, is kidnapped by a taxi driver on his way home from a work dinner. During the ensuing struggle to escape, the detective ends up killing the driver. Fearing the incident could devastate his career, Choi decides to cover up the murder. However, on the following morning, he discovers the body of the man that he killed hanging on display outside his police station.
Director: Baek Woon Hak
Stars: Son Hyun Joo, Ma Dong Seok, Daniel Choi, Park Seo Jin
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A Hard Day
On the way back from his mother’s funeral, special crimes detective Gun-su gets into an accident, killing a man instantly. In order to cover up his crime, he hides the body inside his mother’s coffin, with her inside. A few days later, Gun-su’s crime pops up on the police database and his partner is heading up the case. Gun-su feels distressed as his partner slowly uncovers more details of the accident. To make things worse, a witness to the accident approaches Gun-su by threatening his life.
Director: Kim Seong Hun
Stars: Lee Sun Kyun, Choi Jin Woong
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Detective K Secret of the Lost Island
In 1795, the nineteenth year of King Jeongjo’s reign, a large amount of fake silver is slipped into circulation creating a substantial threat to the economy. Detective Kim Min investigates the crime ring behind the scheme. He goes undercover in a rural village with his best friend and sidekick, Seo-pil. In the village, they meet Da-hae who asks them to help her find her missing sister. Soon, Da-hae goes missing, too, and discolored, bluish corpses of village girls begin to wash up on the shore. Kim Min discovers that these deaths are related to the manufacturing operation of counterfeit silver.
Director: Kim Sok Yun
Stars: Kim Myung Min, Oh Dal Su, Lee Yeon Hee
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The Divine Move
Professional go player Tae-suk loses his brother to infamous underground gambler Salsu after losing a high-stake game. He is framed for the murder of his own brother and is locked up in prison. After serving his 7-year sentence, he gets in touch with his brother’s former associate Kkongsu, hermit and blind master player Jesus, and skillful junkyard owner Mok-su and begins formulating a plan to get back at Salsu and his men. Tae-suk slowly penetrates into Salsu’s inner circle and his gambling joint, and eliminates Salsu’s men one by one.
Director: Jo Bum Gu
Stars: Jung Woo Sung, Lee Boem Soo, Ahn Sung Ki
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Twenty
A super-charming slacker who pursues a life of doing nothing after high school; a retaker who works hard for his dream of becoming a cartoon artist despite the financial harships; a college freshman whose college activities are entirely geared toward attaining his ultimate goal of landing a job in a global corporation.
Director: Lee Byeong Heon
Stars: Kim Woo Bin, Kang Ha Neul, Lee Jun Ho
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There is a special package for the movie, ‘Twenty’, where you can have his autograph and take a group photo with the star, Kang Ha Neul. Check out the details on KMTV.
Synopsis of the movies credited to Shaw Cinema.
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