Historical and classic-themed Korean films highlighted this year’s Korean Film Festival as the Korean Cultural Center in the
Philippines (KCC) opened the annual film festival starting last August 2018.
The festival kicked off in
Manila last August 29 with the advance screening of ‘The Pirates’ at SM Megamall.
Lee Seok-hoon, the director of the film, graced the advance screening in SM
Megamall with a Special Director’s Talk.
Lee, a Korean film director and screenwriter,
was first noticed in 1999 for his short film ‘For the Peace of All Mankind’ and
‘Super Glue’ in 2001. Both films were invited to many festivals around the
world such as Stockholm International Film Festival and Leeds International
Film Festival.
Lee was even more successful with the major
period swashbuckler ‘The Pirates’. Starring SON Ye-jin and KIM Nam-gil, the
2014 movie soared over 8.6 million viewers. In 2015, LEE directed another
blockbuster film ‘The Himalayas,’ which gathered around 7.8 million in
admissions.
The festival will run until September 30 with the following schedule:
- Baguio on September 8 to 9,
- Davao on September 15 to 16,
- Iloilo on September 22 to 23
- and Cebu on September 29 to 30.
Other films included in the festival are
‘Assassination,’ ‘Warriors of the Dawn,’ ‘Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet,’ and
‘Nameless Gangster: Rules of Time.’
All films are with English subtitles.
Admission is free on a first-come, first served basis. For more information
email info@koreanculture.ph or contact the Korean Cultural Center at (02)
555-1711.
Historic and
Classic Themed Films backgrounder
The Pirates 해적: 바다로간산적
On the eve of the founding of the Joseon
Dynasty, a giant whale swallows the Emperor's Royal Seal being brought to
Joseon by envoys from China. The man entrusted with the seal – eager to save
his head – blames a band of pirates for stealing it. With a big reward on
whoever brings back the royal seal, mountain bandits led by Jang Sa-Jung go out
to sea to hunt down the whale. However, he soon clashes with Yeo-wol, a female
captain of pirates, and unexpected adventure unfolds.
Nameless
Gangster : Rules of the Time범죄와의전쟁
"Nameless Gangster" depicts the
clashes in the Busan underworld when the government declares its war against
crime. A sacked corrupt customs officer, Choi Ik-Hyun and gangster Choi
Hyung-Bae, formed a business partnership with the money from drug trafficking.
As the government intensifies its war on crime, their partnership begins to
crash.
DONGJU: The
Portrait of A Poet 동주
The movie follows the life of poet Yun
Dong-Ju and his imprisonment by the Japanese government for being involved in
the Korean independence movement.
Assassination
암살
YeomSeok-Jin, an agent from the interim
government, is tasked with bringing together three Korean resistance fighters
currently imprisoned to carry out an assassination. The assassination plot is
intended to take out the Japanese army commander Kawaguchi and pro-Japanese
Korean businessman Kang In-guk.
However, as the three assassins intricately
plan dangerous mission, they are double-crossed and a pair of contract killers
are sent after them.
Warriors of
the Dawn 대립군
To avoid the invading Japanese forces, King Seonjo
escapes to the Ming Empire and abandons his people in the process. In his
place, Prince Gwanghae leads the royal court and confronts the enemies with the
help of hired soldiers led by To-Woo. The movie tells the story of Prince
Gwanghae and his rise to power during the seven-year war from the perspective
of his guard.
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