Every story has two sides to it. Injo, the sixteenth King of the Joseon dynasty is generally known to be a weak and indecisive ruler, mostly widely disliked for his surrender of Joseon to the Qing dynasty. His Minister, Choi Myeong-gil is equally regarded as a traitor for spearheading the deal that eventually led to the surrender.
Four years after the vastly popular “Miss Granny”, director Hwang Dong-hyuk attempts to tell the side of Injo and Choi’s story of what truly transpired for the King to take such a step in his latest film “The Fortress”. With its star-studded cast and rich production values, “The Fortress” went on to win Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography as well as Best Music at the Korean Critics Choice Awards in 2017.
It’s 1636. The Qing have invaded Joseon, driving King Injo and his ministers into the mountains to the fortified city of Namhansanseong.
Four years after the vastly popular “Miss Granny”, director Hwang Dong-hyuk attempts to tell the side of Injo and Choi’s story of what truly transpired for the King to take such a step in his latest film “The Fortress”. With its star-studded cast and rich production values, “The Fortress” went on to win Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography as well as Best Music at the Korean Critics Choice Awards in 2017.
It’s 1636. The Qing have invaded Joseon, driving King Injo and his ministers into the mountains to the fortified city of Namhansanseong.
- 7/26/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Chung Yoon-chul’s war adventure stars Lee Jung-jae and Yeo Jin-gu.
South Korean sales company M-Line distribution has picked up Fox International Productions’ upcoming Korean production Warriors Of The Dawn (a.k.a. The Proxy Soldiers) (pictured).
Directed by Chung Yoon-chul (Marathon), the period war action adventure stars Lee Jung-jae (Assassination) and Yeo Jin-gu (Hwayi: A Monster Boy).
Back in 1592 when the Japanese were invading Korea - then the kingdom of Joseon, rich families would hire poor men to take the place of their sons in the draft. Tasked with fighting the enemy while supporting their impoverished families back home, the proxy soldiers were known to be superior combatants.
Lee plays a veteran proxy soldier who aids 18-year-old crown prince Gwanghae (played by Yeo), whose father the king fled to safety in China while ordering his young son to take over the country’s defense.
Warriors Of The Dawn is set for local release on May...
South Korean sales company M-Line distribution has picked up Fox International Productions’ upcoming Korean production Warriors Of The Dawn (a.k.a. The Proxy Soldiers) (pictured).
Directed by Chung Yoon-chul (Marathon), the period war action adventure stars Lee Jung-jae (Assassination) and Yeo Jin-gu (Hwayi: A Monster Boy).
Back in 1592 when the Japanese were invading Korea - then the kingdom of Joseon, rich families would hire poor men to take the place of their sons in the draft. Tasked with fighting the enemy while supporting their impoverished families back home, the proxy soldiers were known to be superior combatants.
Lee plays a veteran proxy soldier who aids 18-year-old crown prince Gwanghae (played by Yeo), whose father the king fled to safety in China while ordering his young son to take over the country’s defense.
Warriors Of The Dawn is set for local release on May...
- 4/26/2017
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Kim Seong-hun, director of 2016 hit Tunnel, will direct the period zombie action thriller series, scripted by Signal writer Kim Eun-hee.
Netflix is launching Korean period zombie action thriller Kingdom, an original TV series directed by Kim Seong-hun.
Kim’s sophomore feature film Tunnel [pictured], starring Ha Jung-woo, ranked fifth at the local box office last year, after clocking up $49.7m. Kim made his feature directorial debut with thriller A Hard Day, which premiered in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight 2014.
Set in the Joseon dynasty, the eight-episode series follows a crown prince who is sent on a suicide mission to investigate a mysterious outbreak, which turns out to threaten the kingdom.
Kim Eun-hee, writer on the hit series Signal, has been working on the script since 2011. Local TV drama production company Astory, which has credits including Signal, Cinderella’s Stepsister, Lee SoonShin and Scent Of a Woman, is producing.
“I am thrilled about partnering with an eminent writer like Kim Eun-hee. Kingdom...
Netflix is launching Korean period zombie action thriller Kingdom, an original TV series directed by Kim Seong-hun.
Kim’s sophomore feature film Tunnel [pictured], starring Ha Jung-woo, ranked fifth at the local box office last year, after clocking up $49.7m. Kim made his feature directorial debut with thriller A Hard Day, which premiered in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight 2014.
Set in the Joseon dynasty, the eight-episode series follows a crown prince who is sent on a suicide mission to investigate a mysterious outbreak, which turns out to threaten the kingdom.
Kim Eun-hee, writer on the hit series Signal, has been working on the script since 2011. Local TV drama production company Astory, which has credits including Signal, Cinderella’s Stepsister, Lee SoonShin and Scent Of a Woman, is producing.
“I am thrilled about partnering with an eminent writer like Kim Eun-hee. Kingdom...
- 3/6/2017
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Lee Byung-hun (Red 2) stars as a successful fund manager who uncovers a shocking truth.
South Korean sales company M-Line Distribution has picked up Warner Bros Korea local-language film Single Rider, starring Lee Byung-hun (Red 2). Also featuring Gong Hyo-jin (Crush And Blush), Lee Zoo-young’s feature directorial debut is launching sales in Busan’s Asian Film Market (Oct 8-11).
Due for release in spring 2017, the film follows Lee as a successful fund manager suddenly faced with losing everything who goes to visit his wife and son in Australia only to find a shocking truth.
M-Line has a strong slate in the Busan International Film Festival (Biff) with Zhang Lu’s humorous drama A Quiet Dream opening the fest tonight (Oct 6). The film stars Han Ye-ri (Haemoo) with director-actors Yang Ik-june (Breathless), Park Jung-bum (The Journals Of Musan) and Yoon Jong-bin (The Unforgiven, Kundo).
Making their world premieres in the Korean Cinema Today - Vision section: Hyeon’s Quartet...
South Korean sales company M-Line Distribution has picked up Warner Bros Korea local-language film Single Rider, starring Lee Byung-hun (Red 2). Also featuring Gong Hyo-jin (Crush And Blush), Lee Zoo-young’s feature directorial debut is launching sales in Busan’s Asian Film Market (Oct 8-11).
Due for release in spring 2017, the film follows Lee as a successful fund manager suddenly faced with losing everything who goes to visit his wife and son in Australia only to find a shocking truth.
M-Line has a strong slate in the Busan International Film Festival (Biff) with Zhang Lu’s humorous drama A Quiet Dream opening the fest tonight (Oct 6). The film stars Han Ye-ri (Haemoo) with director-actors Yang Ik-june (Breathless), Park Jung-bum (The Journals Of Musan) and Yoon Jong-bin (The Unforgiven, Kundo).
Making their world premieres in the Korean Cinema Today - Vision section: Hyeon’s Quartet...
- 10/6/2016
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Lee Byung-hun (Red 2) stars as a successful fund manager who uncovers a shocking truth.
South Korean sales company M-Line Distribution has picked up Warner Bros Korea local-language film A Single Rider, starring Lee Byung-hun (Red 2). Also featuring Gong Hyo-jin (Crush And Blush), Joo-young Lee’s feature directorial debut is launching sales in Busan’s Asian Film Market (Oct 8-11).
Due for release in spring 2017, the film follows Lee as a successful fund manager suddenly faced with losing everything who goes to visit his wife and son in Australia only to find a shocking truth.
M-Line has a strong slate in the Busan International Film Festival (Biff) with Zhang Lu’s humorous drama A Quiet Dream opening the fest tonight (Oct 6). The film stars Han Ye-ri (Haemoo) with director-actors Yang Ik-june (Breathless), Park Jung-bum (The Journals Of Musan) and Yoon Jong-bin (The Unforgiven, Kundo).
Making their world premieres in the Korean Cinema Today - Vision section: Hyeon’s Quartet...
South Korean sales company M-Line Distribution has picked up Warner Bros Korea local-language film A Single Rider, starring Lee Byung-hun (Red 2). Also featuring Gong Hyo-jin (Crush And Blush), Joo-young Lee’s feature directorial debut is launching sales in Busan’s Asian Film Market (Oct 8-11).
Due for release in spring 2017, the film follows Lee as a successful fund manager suddenly faced with losing everything who goes to visit his wife and son in Australia only to find a shocking truth.
M-Line has a strong slate in the Busan International Film Festival (Biff) with Zhang Lu’s humorous drama A Quiet Dream opening the fest tonight (Oct 6). The film stars Han Ye-ri (Haemoo) with director-actors Yang Ik-june (Breathless), Park Jung-bum (The Journals Of Musan) and Yoon Jong-bin (The Unforgiven, Kundo).
Making their world premieres in the Korean Cinema Today - Vision section: Hyeon’s Quartet...
- 10/6/2016
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Lee Byung-hun (Red 2) stars as a successful fund manager who uncovers a shocking truth.
South Korean sales company M-Line Distribution has picked up Warner Bros Korea local-language film A Single Rider, starring Lee Byung-hun (Red 2). Also featuring Gong Hyo-jin (Crush And Blush), Joo-young Lee’s feature directorial debut is launching sales in Busan’s Asian Film Market (Oct 8-11).
Due for release in spring 2017, the film follows Lee as a successful fund manager suddenly faced with losing everything who goes to visit his wife and son in Australia only to find a shocking truth.
M-Line has a strong slate in the Busan International Film Festival (Biff) with Zhang Lu’s humorous drama A Quiet Dream opening the fest tonight (Oct 6). The film stars Han Ye-ri (Haemoo) with director-actors Yang Ik-june (Breathless), Park Jung-bum (The Journals Of Musan) and Yoon Jong-bin (The Unforgiven, Kundo).
Making their world premieres in the Korean Cinema Today - Vision section: Hyeon’s Quartet...
South Korean sales company M-Line Distribution has picked up Warner Bros Korea local-language film A Single Rider, starring Lee Byung-hun (Red 2). Also featuring Gong Hyo-jin (Crush And Blush), Joo-young Lee’s feature directorial debut is launching sales in Busan’s Asian Film Market (Oct 8-11).
Due for release in spring 2017, the film follows Lee as a successful fund manager suddenly faced with losing everything who goes to visit his wife and son in Australia only to find a shocking truth.
M-Line has a strong slate in the Busan International Film Festival (Biff) with Zhang Lu’s humorous drama A Quiet Dream opening the fest tonight (Oct 6). The film stars Han Ye-ri (Haemoo) with director-actors Yang Ik-june (Breathless), Park Jung-bum (The Journals Of Musan) and Yoon Jong-bin (The Unforgiven, Kundo).
Making their world premieres in the Korean Cinema Today - Vision section: Hyeon’s Quartet...
- 10/6/2016
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
The Royal Tailor
Written by Byounghak Lee
Directed by Wonsuk Lee
South Korea, 2014
Director Wonsuk Lee’s historical drama, The Royal Tailor, is a colorful story about how two men’s dueling fashion sensibilities affected a kingdom’s political landscape. The dazzling costume designs alone are enough to make The Royal Tailor worth the price of admission, but this film has more to offer than just gorgeous visuals. The Royal Tailor’s stellar performances from its two leads combine with a gripping plot to create an easily accessible and enjoyable film.
The Royal Tailor opens and closes with contemporary scenes explaining the cultural impact of the men at the heart of the story. While the information provided in the moments bookending the film could just as easily be provided on title cards, they serve to reinforce the cultural impact of film’s titular characters. The story then begins with the...
Written by Byounghak Lee
Directed by Wonsuk Lee
South Korea, 2014
Director Wonsuk Lee’s historical drama, The Royal Tailor, is a colorful story about how two men’s dueling fashion sensibilities affected a kingdom’s political landscape. The dazzling costume designs alone are enough to make The Royal Tailor worth the price of admission, but this film has more to offer than just gorgeous visuals. The Royal Tailor’s stellar performances from its two leads combine with a gripping plot to create an easily accessible and enjoyable film.
The Royal Tailor opens and closes with contemporary scenes explaining the cultural impact of the men at the heart of the story. While the information provided in the moments bookending the film could just as easily be provided on title cards, they serve to reinforce the cultural impact of film’s titular characters. The story then begins with the...
- 11/5/2015
- by Victor Stiff
- SoundOnSight
The Royal Tailor
Screenplay by Byounghak Lee
Directed by Wonsuk Lee
South Korea, 2015
A crowd-pleasing blend of humour, drama, and romance, all awash in a lush and vivid world of kings, queens, fashion, and Machiavellian intrigue, it is no surprise that The Royal Tailor is one of South Korea’s most successful period films. Yet for all its bright qualities, the final third of the film slowly begins to unravel the pattern it spent the first two-thirds stitching.
Set during the Joseon dynasty as a new king (Yoo Yeon-Seok) comes into power, the film makes fashion its focus. The royal tailor, Dol-Seok (Han Suk-Kyu), has served three kings in his lifetime, learning his art as a young impoverished boy. While he seeks to curry favour with the new lord and rise in stature, he takes his job with an air of dignity and tradition, following the Sanguiwon rules for how...
Screenplay by Byounghak Lee
Directed by Wonsuk Lee
South Korea, 2015
A crowd-pleasing blend of humour, drama, and romance, all awash in a lush and vivid world of kings, queens, fashion, and Machiavellian intrigue, it is no surprise that The Royal Tailor is one of South Korea’s most successful period films. Yet for all its bright qualities, the final third of the film slowly begins to unravel the pattern it spent the first two-thirds stitching.
Set during the Joseon dynasty as a new king (Yoo Yeon-Seok) comes into power, the film makes fashion its focus. The royal tailor, Dol-Seok (Han Suk-Kyu), has served three kings in his lifetime, learning his art as a young impoverished boy. While he seeks to curry favour with the new lord and rise in stature, he takes his job with an air of dignity and tradition, following the Sanguiwon rules for how...
- 9/26/2015
- by Josh Hamm
- SoundOnSight
Seol Kyung-gu and Ko Soo are teaming for upcoming thriller Lucid Dream. From first-time director Kim Joon-sung, the film will also star Kang Hye-jung. The story, if I understood it correctly, deals with a father who goes searching for his kidnapped child. He enlists the help of people who can find clues through lucid dreams. The premise of Lucid Dream sounds fun but if Seol is playing the father of the victim, that would be the umpteenth time he's tackled the same character. He's excellent in that kind of role, but after Voice of a Murderer (2007), Troubleshooter (2010), No Mercy (2010) and Hope (2013), he's in danger of typecasting himself within very narrow parameters. We will next see Seol again in the war film...
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- 1/19/2015
- Screen Anarchy
The first teaser trailer has arrived for the Japanese remake of 2010 South Korean film Haunters, starring Gang Dong-Won & Ko Soo. Not only does the new movie star fan favourite Tatsuya Fujiwara (Battle Royale), but it also marks the return of Hideo Nakata (Ringu). Now obviously, it's been a long time since Hideo Nakata had a big hit, with each successive movie proving more and more disappointing, but surely it's about time the Japanese horror maestro had a return to form? Either way, we'll be keeping a close eye on this one. Filming began in July 2013, and a release date is pencilled in for May 30th 2014 back home. Synopsis: A man (Tatsuya Fujiwara) possesses a special ability to manipulate others with just his eyes. Because of this special ability, he killed his abusive father and was abandoned by his mother. He now lives a lonely life in the dark side of a city.
- 1/5/2014
- 24framespersecond.net
Despite a major new local release, the Korean film industry was held at bay once again as the pairing of Jeon Do-yeon and Ko Soo wasn't enough to prevent the new Hobbit from taking first place. 2.24 million tickets were sold over the frame, about 10% over last year, but the local market share, due to a soft opening and a lack of strong holdovers, was weak at 28%. Title Release Date Market Share Weekend Total Screens 1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (us/nz) 12/12/13 37.20% 829,578 969,486 809 2 Way Back Home 12/11/13 25.30% 614,297 821,379 740 3 About Time (uk) 12/5/13 20.30% 475,191 1,382,897 503 4 Insidious: Chapter 2 (us) 12/5/13 4.70% 118,774 508,607 342 5 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs...
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- 12/16/2013
- Screen Anarchy
As I wrote last week, the Korean Film Festival in Australia (Koffia) managed to smuggle some excellent, if not harrowing, crime films into the country, and fill me with an existential angst that has begun manifesting itself in increasingly troubling ways, such as the purple mohawk that I’m now sporting. I’m going through some stuff (I’d also like to take a moment to apologise to my neighbour about her late dog, Jabba the Mutt – I don’t know what came over me, but I now have some post-its stuck on all the knives in my house reminding me not to use them to hurt animals).
While The King of Pigs and Bleak Night were both set in high schools, and prominently featured social hierarchies, bullying and the general misery of being in high school as their central tenets, the films I’ll be looking at in this...
While The King of Pigs and Bleak Night were both set in high schools, and prominently featured social hierarchies, bullying and the general misery of being in high school as their central tenets, the films I’ll be looking at in this...
- 9/21/2012
- by Liam Jose
- Boomtron
Director: Hun Jang. Review: Chris Sawin. It's 1953 and The Korean War wages on. Negotiations for a ceasefire have been going on for over two years, but nothing has come of it. The South Korean group of men fighting at Aerok Hill is known as Alligator Company. Their commander was said to be shot with a gun from his own side and Intel says there's a spy residing in their midst. First Lieutenant Eun-Pyo (Ha-kyun Shin) of the Defense Security Command is sent to look into it. Once there, Eun-Pyo is reunited with his best friend from college Su-Hyeok (Soo Go) who Eun-Pyo thought had died at the beginning of the war. But Su-Hyeok is not the man he used to be as his humanity has been stripped away, he doesn't think twice about killing anyone, and has somehow moved up in rank to Lieutenant in just two short years. But...
- 4/30/2012
- 24framespersecond.net
The Front Line Trailer, Go-Ji-Jeon Trailer. Hun Jang‘s The Front Line / Go-Ji-Jeon (2011) movie trailer stars Ha-kyun Shin, Soo Go, Seung-su Ryu, Chang-Seok Ko, and Je-hoon Lee. The Front Line‘s plot synopsis: “Toward the end of the Korean War, an uneasy ceasefire is ordered, but out on the Eastern front line of the Aerok Hills, in an expanse of land called the Aero.K, fierce fighting continues. A race to capture this strategic point to determine a new border between the two Koreas is the ultimate prize. At the Eastern border stands the “Alligator Company,” known to be the best soldiers on the front line.
They are the only unit to have survived the worst battle of the war at Pohang. When a South Korean bullet is found in the dead body of a company commander, Lieutenant of Defense Security Command Kang Eun-Pyo (Shin Ha-Kyun) is ordered to investigate Alligator Company for the murder.
They are the only unit to have survived the worst battle of the war at Pohang. When a South Korean bullet is found in the dead body of a company commander, Lieutenant of Defense Security Command Kang Eun-Pyo (Shin Ha-Kyun) is ordered to investigate Alligator Company for the murder.
- 1/14/2012
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
“The Front Line,” the official South Korean foreign language entry for the 84th Academy Awards, will be in theaters January 20. The film, directed by Jang Hun and starring Shin Ha-Kyun, Ko Soo and Kim Ok-Bin, tells the story of a South Korean battalion battling on the front line border against North Korea in order to capture a strategic point that would redefine the new border between the North and the South. “When making the film, I wanted to show a real front line battle,”said Jang. “I used to think that I already knew all about the Korean War, but that thought was gone when I read the screenplay. This...
- 1/12/2012
- by monique
- ShockYa
Trailer, poster, images for Jang Hun's The Front Line (Go-ji-jeon), starring Shin Ha-kyun, Ko Soo and Kim Ok-vin. Opening in theaters via WellGo USA on January 20th, The Front Line is directed by Jang Hun (Secret Reunion) from the script by Park Sang-Yeon. Toward the end of the Korean War, an uneasy ceasefire is ordered, but out on the Eastern front line of the Aerok Hills, in an expanse of land called the Aero.K, fierce fighting continues. A race to capture this strategic point to determine a new border between the two Koreas is the ultimate prize. At the Eastern border stands the "Alligator Company," known to be the best soldiers on the front line. They are the only unit to have survived the worst battle of the war at Pohang. When a South Korean bullet is found in the dead body of a company commander, Lieutenant of Defense...
- 1/12/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Trailer, poster, images for Jang Hun's The Front Line (Go-ji-jeon), starring Shin Ha-kyun, Ko Soo and Kim Ok-vin. Opening in theaters via WellGo USA on January 20th, The Front Line is directed by Jang Hun (Secret Reunion) from the script by Park Sang-Yeon. Toward the end of the Korean War, an uneasy ceasefire is ordered, but out on the Eastern front line of the Aerok Hills, in an expanse of land called the Aero.K, fierce fighting continues. A race to capture this strategic point to determine a new border between the two Koreas is the ultimate prize. At the Eastern border stands the "Alligator Company," known to be the best soldiers on the front line. They are the only unit to have survived the worst battle of the war at Pohang. When a South Korean bullet is found in the dead body of a company commander, Lieutenant of Defense...
- 1/12/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Trailer, poster, images for Jang Hun's The Front Line (Go-ji-jeon), starring Shin Ha-kyun, Ko Soo and Kim Ok-vin. Opening in theaters via WellGo USA on January 20th, The Front Line is directed by Jang Hun (Secret Reunion) from the script by Park Sang-Yeon. Toward the end of the Korean War, an uneasy ceasefire is ordered, but out on the Eastern front line of the Aerok Hills, in an expanse of land called the Aero.K, fierce fighting continues. A race to capture this strategic point to determine a new border between the two Koreas is the ultimate prize. At the Eastern border stands the "Alligator Company," known to be the best soldiers on the front line. They are the only unit to have survived the worst battle of the war at Pohang. When a South Korean bullet is found in the dead body of a company commander, Lieutenant of Defense...
- 1/12/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Front Line
Official South Korean Foreign Language Entry For The 84Th Academy Awards
A Film By Jang Hun
Over the years some of the best war films have come via Asian cinema, 71: Into the Fire, Tae Guk Gi ( Brotherhood), Assembly, Red Cliff, Warlords to name but a few from recent memory.
So when news arrives of a international cinema release for another Asian war film the common conscious is to pay attention and ready your admission tickets for the event.
“Everyone knows that the Korean War began on June 25, 1950 and ended in July 1953. The records about the war only talk about the South Korea‟s retreat on January 4, 1951 and the armistice negotiation. But there were enormously fierce battles during the two years and two months of the negotiation. The records don‟t talk about how the war ended. „The Front Line‟ is a story about the end
of the Korean War.
Official South Korean Foreign Language Entry For The 84Th Academy Awards
A Film By Jang Hun
Over the years some of the best war films have come via Asian cinema, 71: Into the Fire, Tae Guk Gi ( Brotherhood), Assembly, Red Cliff, Warlords to name but a few from recent memory.
So when news arrives of a international cinema release for another Asian war film the common conscious is to pay attention and ready your admission tickets for the event.
“Everyone knows that the Korean War began on June 25, 1950 and ended in July 1953. The records about the war only talk about the South Korea‟s retreat on January 4, 1951 and the armistice negotiation. But there were enormously fierce battles during the two years and two months of the negotiation. The records don‟t talk about how the war ended. „The Front Line‟ is a story about the end
of the Korean War.
- 1/5/2012
- by Tiger33
- AsianMoviePulse
Haunters aka Choneung Ryukja
Directed and Written by Min-suk Kim
South Korea, 2010
Fantasia imdb
The best superhero movie this year is not Captain America or Thor or Green Lantern or X-Men: First Class; it features no costumes, no secret origins and amazingly, no exposition.
The obvious comparison for this film is M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable, but where that film ends Haunters begins, skipping the traditional secret origin and in fact any explanations for the super-powers on display.
Cho-In (Dong-won Kang) is your Mr. Glass analogue. Like Elijah Price he is crippled, but with a prosthetic leg instead of Osteogenesis Imperfecta. He has the strange ability to mentally control anyone that he can see. We get a very cursory introduction to Cho-In as a young boy, not to explain how he got his powers, but to show us his incredibly screwed up childhood: when Cho-In used his powers to save...
Directed and Written by Min-suk Kim
South Korea, 2010
Fantasia imdb
The best superhero movie this year is not Captain America or Thor or Green Lantern or X-Men: First Class; it features no costumes, no secret origins and amazingly, no exposition.
The obvious comparison for this film is M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable, but where that film ends Haunters begins, skipping the traditional secret origin and in fact any explanations for the super-powers on display.
Cho-In (Dong-won Kang) is your Mr. Glass analogue. Like Elijah Price he is crippled, but with a prosthetic leg instead of Osteogenesis Imperfecta. He has the strange ability to mentally control anyone that he can see. We get a very cursory introduction to Cho-In as a young boy, not to explain how he got his powers, but to show us his incredibly screwed up childhood: when Cho-In used his powers to save...
- 8/6/2011
- by Michael Ryan
- SoundOnSight
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