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THE 12TH SUSPECT

Film THE 12TH SUSPECT Directed by Ko Myoungsung Nearly completely set in the tense confines of an ordinary cafe, this political whodunit swirls with post-Korean War…

A Room of One’s Own

Film A Room of One’s Own Directed by Jeong Han A lonely wife and former writer rents an idyllic room as a form of escape.

Air Conditioner in Panmunjeom

Film Air Conditioner in Panmunjeom Directed by Lee Tae-hun Temperatures and political tensions comically escalate as a South Korean repairman must fix a broken AC dangerously close…

Alien

Film Alien Directed by Jegwang Yeon When the friend of a young factory worker dies during an immigration raid, trying to honor the dead…

Empty

Film Empty Directed by Kim Min Jae A middle aged restaurant worker with a slacker husband discovers she’s pregnant. She also has an annoying boss,…
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A FRENCH WOMAN

Film A FRENCH WOMAN Directed by Kim Hee-jung Once a promising actor, middle-aged Mira heads straight from a divorce and a lifetime in Paris to reunite…

Hands and Wings

Film Hands and Wings Directed by Sungbin Byun Startling and provocative, a rarely seen look at queer desire and disability, portrayed with all its life force,…
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THE HOUSE OF US

Film THE HOUSE OF US Directed by Yoon Ga-eun Fed up with her parents’ fighting, 12-year-old Ha-Na finds solace in friendship with two young sisters she meets…

Master of Divinity

Film Master of Divinity Directed by Eugene Suen When his wife announces that God wants her to quit her job, a struggling filmmaker panics.

Mother-in-law

Film Mother-in-law Directed by Shin Seung Eun After a Korean mother finds an unexpected roommate at her daughter’s apartment, she decides to make her a…

Movements

Film Movements Directed by Dahee Jeong The notion of time and space can be tricky, from different movements to different perspectives.
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NO MERCY

Film NO MERCY Directed by Lim Kyoung-tack After her parents’ death, In-Ae swore to protect her younger sister. But one day, sis is abducted by…

Pepper

Film Pepper Directed by Jayil Pak Preference for male children is thrown upside down when a Korean birth goddess in a maternity ward encounters…

Stay Awake, Be Ready

Film Stay Awake, Be Ready Directed by Pham Thien An A motorcycle accident, a boy who eats fire, three friends perched by a street stall. The night is…

The Wheel Turns

Film The Wheel Turns Directed by Sang Joon Kim When a subway driver falls into the mind-numbing routine of a life, a trippy frog-induced awakening may have…

To Each Your Sarah

Film To Each Your Sarah Directed by Deokgeun Kim Abandoned by her husband, a former queen bee suffers through hazing and nausea to work at an intestine…