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Repatriation (2003) Dong-won Kim

In the spring of 1992, Kim Dong-won, the film’s director, met two long-term political prisoners Read More »
A Fine, Windy Day (1980) Balambuleo joheun nal

The lives of three young working-class male friends are followed in the film. Read More »
Socialphobia (2014) Seok-jae Hong, Yo-han Byeon, Lee Ju-Seung, Yoo-ram Bae, Drama

A woman is attacked by Internet users after posting provocative remarks online. Using her personal information, they go to her place but what they find is her body; she took her own life. Who made her kill herself? Or, was she killed by someone else?
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Jihasil-ui Chil-in / Seven People in the Cellar (1969) Seong-gu Lee, Yae-Sook Bark, Heo Chang-Kang, Mu-Ung Choe, Thriller, War

Father An is locked up in a basement by retreating North Korean soldiers while reconstructing his church ruined during the Korean War (1950-1953). Read More »
Memilkkot Pil Muryeop / When the Buckwheat Blooms (1967) Seong-gu Lee, Heo Chang-Kang, Kim Hee-kap, Kim Ji-mee, Drama

Heo, an itinerary market dealer, had a short and passionate love with a girl called Bun when he was young and still cherishes that memory in his heart. Read More »
Paupjeonya / The Night Before the Strike (1990) Dong-hong Jang, Yun-hyeon Jang, Su Young Gong, Eun-Chae Kim, Drama

Dongseong Metal employs over 200 impecunious workers at its production plant. One day, a new worker named Ju Wan-ik joins the Forging Team, and the team members welcome him with drinks and good cheer. Read More »
Irwol / The Sun and the Moon (1967) Seong-gu Lee, Park Cheol, Eun-jin Han, Moon Hee, Drama, Romance

An architecture student and a daughter of a bank branch manager are in love with each other. The love cools down as she gets to know his family ancestors were butchers. Read More »
Janggun-ui suyeom / The General’s Mustache (1968) Seong-gu Lee, Seung-ho Kim, Jung-Hee Yoon, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

The movie begins with the mysterious death of a journalistic photographer named Kim Cheol-hun. Veteran police detective Park (Kim Seung-ho) teams up with a young, intellectual detective (Kim Seong-ok) to investigate the people surrounding Kim.
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The Sword With No Name (2009) Yong-gyun Kim, Seung-woo Cho, Soo Ae, Sophie Broustal, Drama, Action

Directed by Kim Yong Kyun (Red Shoes), costume epic The Sword With No Name (a.k.a. Like Fireworks, Like Butterflies) revolves around a fated love in the Joseon court during the late nineteenth century.
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Dasepo sonyo / Dasepo Naughty Girls (2006) Je-yong Lee, Ok-bin Kim, Jin-woo Park, Kyeon Lee, Comedy, Musical, Romance

Based on the popular Internet novel, “Multi-Cell Girl”, the film takes place in “No-Use High School”, a school renowned for its sexual aberrations. The student body is comprised of sexually ambiguous teenagers, and the student president and vice-present flaunt their taste for S&M.
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Mangrove (2011) Frédéric Choffat, Julie Gilbert, Lucia, Patrick Pasquier, Vimala Pons, Drama

A young woman travels with her child to a remote coast on the Pacific in southern Mexico where she grew up. She had lived with her father in a house on the beach until her beloved, a young fisherman from the neighbouring village died a brutal death, causing her to flee. Years later she returns to make peace with the ghosts of the past.
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Mot / Pond (2013) Ho Bin Seo, Hyo Hun Ho, Bong-seong Kang, Paul Lee, Crime, Drama

An motorcycle accident in the past left a girl dead and the breakup of childhood friends. Years later, Hyung-Myung is discharged from the army and returns to his old neighborhood.
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Haeuhhwa / Love, Lies (2016) Heung-sik Park, Woo-hee Chun, Hyo-ju Han, Sung-woong Park, Drama, Romance

Two best friends, So-yool and Yeon-hee, dream of becoming the top artists in Seoul together. But their friendship doesn’t last long as Yoon-woo, So-yool’s first love and songwriter, falls in love with Yeon-hee and her voice. So-yool’s feeling of jealousy and inferiority towards Yeon-hee grows by the day, and she eventually makes a drastic decision to bring the two lovers down.
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Like for Likes (2016) Hyeon-jin Park, Ah In Yoo, Ji-Woo Choi, Esom, Comedy, Romance

A notoriously shrewish TV drama writer and a Korean wave star who fight like cats and dogs every time they meet; a spinster flight attendant landlady and a nosy chef tenant who build a sense of camaraderie; a genius relationship-virgin composer who harbors a secret admiration for a scatterbrained producer. As they crash-land into each other’s lives, will there be love?
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