Fantasia International Film Festival 2023

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Mother Land and Devils
The Childe (Country: South Korea; Year: 2023; Director: Park Hoon-jung; Writer: Park Hoon-jung; Stars: Kim Seon-Ho, Kang Tae-Ju, Go Ara, Justin John Harvey, Kim Ksng-woo)
A mixed-race boxer travels to the Philippines in the hope of tracking down his father, and in the process gets mixed up with some bad people.
Chilsu And Mansu (Chilsu Wa Mansu) (Country: South Korea; Year: 1988; Director: Park Kwang-su; Writer: Chi Sang-hak, Choi In-seok, Huang Chunming; Stars: Ahn Sung-Ki, Bae Chong-ok, Park Joong-Hoon, Kang Shin-il)
A painter quits his job and looks to an old acquaintance for work and a place to stay.
Devils (Country: South Korea; Year: 2023; Director: Kim Jae-Hoon; Writer: Kim Jae-Hoon; Stars: Jang Dong-Yoon, Oh Dae-Hwan, Choi Gwi-Hwa, Jang Jae-Ho, Son Jong-Hak, Shin Seung-Hwan, Yoon Byung-Hee)
The identities of a cop and a serial killer become confused following a bizarre accident - and that's just the beginning of their troubles.
Io Island (Country: South Korea; Year: 1977; Director: Kim Ki-young; Writer: Ha Yu-sang, Lee Chung-Joon; Stars: Lee Hwa-shi, Kim Jeong-cheol, Choi Yun-seok, Kwon Mi-hye, Park Jeong-ja)
An investor planning on developing a tourist resort begins an investigation into the legends of the mysterious Io Island in the hope of exploiting its unspoiled beauty.
Mother Land (Eommaui Ttang) (Country: South Korea; Year: 2022; Director: Park Jae-beom; Writer: Park Jae-beom; Stars: Kang Gil-woo, Kim Ye-Eun, Lee Yong-nyeo, Kim Seo-young)
Krisha is the daughter of the Yates who are the nomad tribe of the tundra. To save her sick mother, she follows the words of Shaman and takes off on her adventure to the end of Northern land to find the red bear she saw in her dreams.
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Take Care Of My Cat and The Night Owl
My Worst Neighbor (Country: South Korea; Year: 2023; Director: Lee Woo-cheol; Stars: Han Seung-yeon, Lee Ji-hoon, Kim Yool-ho)
Seung-jin moves into a shabby new flat, seeking one last chance to fulfil his dream of breaking into the tough world of pop music. However, two details soon derail him. Firstly, the walls are made of cardboard. Secondly, his neighbour Rani, an agoraphobic character designer, is determined to eliminate any noise. A war of attrition begins.
New Normal (Country: South Korea; Year: 2022; Director: Jeong Beom-sik; Writer: Jeong Beom-sik; Stars: Choi Ji-woo, Choi Minho, Pyo Ji-Hoon, Lee Yoo-mi)
Horror-comedy telling six tales against a backdrop of post-pandemic Seoul.
The Night Owl (Olbbaemi) (Country: South Korea; Year: 2022; Director: Tae-Jin Ahn; Writer: Tae-Jin Ahn, Soo-in Bang, Gyu-Ri Hyun; Stars: Ryu Jun-Yeol, Yoo Hae-Jin, Ahn Eun-Jin Ahn Se-ho, An Seok-hyun)
A blind acupuncturist, who strangely, is able to see normally at night, and happens to witness the death of the crown prince.
Peppermint Candy (Bakha Satang) (Country: South Korea, Japan; Year: 1999; Director: Lee Chang-dong; Writer: Lee Chang-dong; Stars: Kyeong-gu, Moon So-ri, Kim Yeo-jin)
A look at the political history of Korea through the eyes of a man who has just committed suicide.
The Phantom (Country: South Korea; Year: 2023; Director: Lee Hae-young; Stars: Sol Kyung-gu, Lee Hanee, Park So-dam, Pak Hae-soo, Kim Dong-hee)
After a failed assassination attempt on the newly-appointed Governor General, security chief Kaito leads an investigation to hunt down an expert spy known only as the Phantom, narrowing down his suspects to just five people who are then interrogated in an isolated hotel.
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Chilsu And Mansu and Peppermint Candy
The President's Last Bang (Geuddae Geusaramdeul) (Country: South Korea; Year: 2005; Director: Im Sang-soo; Writer: Im Sang-soo; Stars: Jae-ho Song, Suk-kyu Han, Yun-shik Baek, Won-jung Jeong, Sang-geon Jo, Sang-ho Kim, Byung-gil Kwun, Jae-gu Lee, Seong-wook Kim, Dong-hun Choi, Sang-gun Cho)
A political satire about the events leading up to the assassination of a president.
The Roundup: No Way Out (Country: South Korea; Year: 2023; Director: Lee Sang-yong; Writer: Kim Min-sung; Stars: Lee Jun-hyuk, Ma Dong-seok, Munetaka Aoki)
The rule-bending cop team is called back into action.
Take Care Of My Cat (Go Yang I Rul Boo Tak Hae) (Country: South Korea; Year: 2001; Director: Jeong Jae-eun; Stars: Bae Doo-na, Lee Yo-won, Ok Ji-young, Lee Eun-shil, Lee Eun-joo, Oh Tae-kyung)
Korean coming of age drama.
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