Best korean films according to Pierce Conran
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- DirectorBong Joon HoStarsChris EvansJamie BellTilda SwintonIn a future where a failed climate change experiment has killed all life except for the survivors who boarded the Snowpiercer (a train that travels around the globe), a new class system emerges.
- DirectorLee Su-jinStarsChun Woo-heeJung In-sunKim So-youngHan Gong-Ju transfers to a new school to escape her past. It takes a long time for her troubled past to catch up with her but when it does, the revelation is devastating.
- DirectorYeon Sang-hoStarsKwon Hae-hyoPark Hee-bonYang Ik-joonA convict returns to his home town to again torture his family, face his neighbors and try to destroy the local religious fanatics and their plans to keep money from the village people.
- DirectorHong Sang-sooStarsJung Yu-miLee Sun-kyunJeong Jae-yeongA young woman returning to her old school to visit her professor also runs into her old boyfriend and her senior, each of whom has a past with her.
- DirectorSun-Kyeong AhnStarsHo-Jun SungShin Yun-sookIf a woman in her forties loves a 17-year old male that could also be forbidden.
- DirectorYoon-suk JungStarsByung-chun KoHyung-tae KimSang-gu ParkWeaving together several notorious, and seemingly unrelated, episodes from 1980s and 1990s South Korea, this deft exploration of crime and punishment illuminates the power structure and cultural awakening of the country as it emerged into democracy.
- DirectorDaniel RemónStarsSonia AlmarchaÓscar de la FuenteSecun de la RosaA psychologist interviews the members of a company due to an incident: Mercedes, one of the executives, has insulted his new assistant, a young man who suffers from Down Syndrome.
- DirectorPark Hoon-jungStarsLee Jung-jaeChoi Min-sikHwang Jung-minAn undercover cop finds it difficult to play both a cop and a goon.
- DirectorWoo-seok YangStarsSong Kang-hoKwak Do-wonIm Si-wanAn ambitious tax attorney decides to represent an old friend in court.
- DirectorChan-kyong ParkStarsKim Eun-jooKeum-Hwa KimKwon Nam-heeA life documentary of a woman who was shunned for being possessed by spirits as a girl, oppressed for following superstitions as an adult, how she grows to be a great shaman who embraces the pain of all people, and how she comes to be honored as a national treasure of Korea with her outstanding artistic talents throughout Korea's tumultuous history.
- DirectorJuly JungStarsBae DoonaKim Sae-ronSong Sae-byeokA young police officer is sent to work in a small village and takes in a teenager to protect her from her abusive stepfather.
- DirectorSung-bo ShimStarsKim Yoon-seokPark Yoo-chunHan YeriA fishing-boat crew takes on a dangerous commission to smuggle a group of illegal immigrants from China to Korea.
- DirectorKelvin Kyung Kun ParkA love story comes to an end when a woman sets out in search of a shamanic god. Director Kelvin Kyung Kun Park takes the trauma of a spurned lover as the starting point for his own search for a god. He makes several finds across various narrative strands - among whales in the sea, in a shipyard, at a steelworks. All of them are giants of their respective times: vast, sublime, godlike. Park's imagery also evokes the divine: embers and steel, sparks and fire; people dwarfed by huge cogwheels, robbed of their individuality. A brave new world in which workers produce modern industrial goods, even as the industry has long since been producing the modern worker. Work is a god we have submitted to. Yet every existence is temporary and fleeting, which applies in equal measure to both relationships and gods.
- DirectorJang Kun-jaeStarsKim Sae-byeokHyeong-gook ImRyô IwaseA Korean director visits a small village in Japan to find inspiration for his film.
- DirectorHee-il LeesongStarsKwak Si-yangJae-Joon LeeJun-ha ChoiYong-ju, Gi-woong and Gi-taek used to be best friends in middle school, but in high school, Gi-woong becomes a member of the gang that bullies Gi-taek. As Yong-ju tries to fix broken relationship, he realizes his feelings toward Gi-woong.
- DirectorYeon-Shick ShinStarsKim Jeong-palSoyChoi Jong-ryolA novelist (Kim Jung-Suk) has spent years searching for his missing wife. He wrote a novel about his experience. A woman (Soy), who read his novel, finds the novelist in an isolated area. She tells him she can help find her wife. The woman is also searching for someone. Rumors grow about the fate of the missing people.
- DirectorPark Jung-bumStarsPark Jung-bumLee Seung-yunPark Myeong-hoonA simple labourer in a remote mountain village is driven to desperate measures to provide for the women in his life.
- DirectorKim Seong-hunStarsLee Sun-kyunCho Jin-woongJeong Man-sikAfter trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.
- DirectorKim Kyung-mookStarsSu-hyeon KimYooyoungJeong Hye-inThe various faces of youth and people in an enclosed space of a convenience store for 12 hours.
- DirectorKwang-kuk LeeStarsShin Dong-miKim Kang-hyeonYoo Joon-sangA grumpy actress, her lost ex-boyfriend, a friendly detective, and his damaged sister form the web of enchanted melancholy, with the help of a little soju.
- DirectorHong Sang-sooStarsJeong Jae-yeongKim Min-heeYoun Yuh-jungA married film director falls for a young painter - twice.
- DirectorRyoo Seung-wanStarsHwang Jung-minYoo Ah-inYoo Hae-jinA honest cop seeks justice for a common man against all odds. A rich boy seeks revenge on the cop.
- DirectorSu-won ShinStarsSeo Yeong-hieKwon So-hyunKim Young-minA VIP hospital nurse is on a journey to find out the next of kin of the brain dead prostitute, and uncovers her sad life story.
- DirectorWooyoung ChoiSteven DhoedtCan one day shape the rest of your life? A feature documentary on the South-Korean education system
- DirectorMin-ho WooStarsLee Byung-hunCho Seung-wooBaek Yun-shikA former political henchman seeks out revenge for being dropped by a ruthless politician while a determined investigator tries to find proof of a connection between the two of them.
- DirectorHa YooStarsLee Min-hoKim Rae-wonJung Jin-youngJong-Dae and Yong-Ki make a living by picking up paper and empty bottles. Both then join different gangster clan and becomes involved in a struggle of political interests over development in Gangnam, Seoul.
- DirectorJun-hee HanStarsKim Hye-suKim Go-eunPark Bo-gumA new born girl is placed in a coin operated locker in the subway station. The girl is raised by a mother who is the boss for a loan shark group. Later, when the girl has grown into a teen, she carries out missions given to her by her mother.
- DirectorJin-seong ParkJinsung ParkStarsOh Ji-hoPil-seok KangYoon Ji-wonA pensive man visits an empty house. A neighbor tells him the house is haunted but he ignores it. Park Jinseong's second feature that takes place in Jeju Island gazes into the pain of life.