Heritage

Youngjin, a public service worker, seems a bit quirky. The social welfare worker, Jinhyun, who is responsible for Youngjin, appears sarcastic at first glance but actually has a warm heart. When Jinhyun finds out that Youngjin has been kicked out of his home, h...

Bogota: City of the Lost

From the deepest depths to the highest heights, a tumultuous life unfolds in this film. After their family business collapses due to the IMF crisis, Guk-hui (Song Joong-ki) and his family flee Korea and arrive in Bogotá, Colombia. What they initially thought w...

Harbin

This gripping historical thriller from director Woo Min-ho (Inside Men) dramatizes pivotal events in the arduous struggle for Korean sovereignty. Starring Hyun Bin, Jeon Yeo-been, and Park Jeong-min (TIFF ’22’s Decision to Leave), Harbin depicts the complexiti...

Time to Be Strong

Time to Be Strong is the 15th human rights film project by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, shedding light on the often-overlooked struggles of Korean "idols". The film tackles a wide range of human rights violations within the entertainm...

Sister Yujeong

The mystery drama Sister Yujeong stands out as a film that questions the essence of family. It doesn't just vaguely talk about family with the notion of "it's good because we enjoy being together," but rather dissects the relationship of family...

Firefighters

To survive, to protect lives - each day is the final battleground for the firefighter team. Amidst harsh conditions, they unite with a single purpose: to extinguish the flames and rescue all.

Prayer of the Isle

To watch Prayer of the Isle, you need some preparation. The two-and-a-half-hour-long film does not kindly tell a story nor invite you with the pleasures of various splendid cuts. Instead, it leads you to the long-take scenes and dreamy images where you look in...

How Have You Been

At the age of 33, Yeon-kyung has decided to give up on music after repeatedly failing auditions. She's been chasing her dream of becoming a singer ever since she sang in a radio contest for Jung-ha in middle school, but she can't hold on any longer. On...

The Tenants

Seoul is no longer a city in pursuit of happiness. At least, not in the future depicted in this film. There, the protagonist KIM Shin-dong coughs endlessly as he struggles to survive. The Tenants unfolds this landscape in black and white, adding vital imaginat...

The Land of Morning Calm

One night, a young sailor disappears. The old captain reports that the sailor fell into the sea, causing an uproar in the village. The sailor’s mother waits by the dock every day for her son to return. It soon comes to light that the sailor’s Vietnamese wife w...