South Korea

• Review

  Confession of Murder

  A man confesses to a string of murders in his memoirs in Jung Byung-gil’s action-packed 2012 thriller…

  
• News

  Bong Joon Ho: Power and Paradox

  With Mickey 17 coming to cinemas, the BFI announces a season celebrating the director’s work…

• News

  Asian Pop-Up Cinema announces full programme for 19th edition

  World premieres, special guests and new jury come to Chicago…

• Review

  Dasepo Naughty Girls

  A surreal 2006 Korean musical comedy following the strange lives of a group of high school students…

  
• Review

  Marui Video

  A producer and his team investigate the cursed video of a brutal murder, with predictably dire consequences…

  
• Review

  An Ethics Lesson

  Four men connected to the murder of a college student turn violently against each other in this 2013 Korean thriller…

  
• Interview

  Young Jin Eric Choi and Goran Topalovic interview: “Programming a film is...

  The programmers of BFI Southbank’s major new Korean season talk international reception and hidden gems…

• Interview

  Yoon Eun-kyoung interview: “The real hell is alienation from yourself”

  We talk to the Director of The Tenants about subletting and burnout…

• Review

  The Devil’s Game (AKA The Game)

  After losing a bet, a young man finds his brain transplanted into the body of a dying billionaire…

  
• Review

  Heartbeat

  The battle over a heart transplant becomes increasingly desperate and violent in this 2011 Korean thriller…

  
• Review

  Howling

  Song Kang-ho and Lee Na-young headline this killer dog-themed 2012 Korean crime mystery…

  
• News

  London Korean Film Festival 2024 Returns with a Stellar Lineup

  The film festival will run from 1st to 13th November across London

• Review

  Rainbow Eyes

  A cop on the edge investigates brutal murders connected to a case of sexual assault in the army…

  
• Review

  Body Parts

  A reporter infiltrates a strange religious sect and hears five disturbing stories of death and sacrifice…

  
• Review

  Days of Wrath

  A man whose life has been ruined by the bullying he suffered at school takes revenge on his former tormentor…

  
• Review

  Next Sohee

  Compelling examination of systemic negligence falls flat in the second act…

  
• Review

  A Bittersweet Life

  Kim Jee-woon’s 2005 gangster noir classic gets a new 4K Blu-ray release…