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Pluto and Virgin Forest

The Berlin File (Country: South Korea; Year: 2013; Director: Ryoo Seung-wan; Stars: Ha Jung-woo, Han Suk-kyu, Gianna Jun, Ryoo Seung-bum)

As a North Korean spy suspects he has been set up, a South Korean spy uncovers a conspiracy.

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Jiseul (Country: South Korea; Year: 2013; Director: Muel O; Writer: Muel O; Stars: Min-chul Sung, Jung-won Yang, Young-soon Oh, Soon-dong Park, Suk-bum Moon, Kyung-sub Jang.)

In 1948, as the Korean government ordered the Communists’ eviction to Jeju Island, the military invaded a calm and peaceful village. Townsfolk took sanctuary in a cave and debated moving to a higher mountain.

Juvenile Offender (Beom-Joe So-Nyeon) (Country: South Korea; Year: 2012; Director: Kang Yi-kwan; Writer: Joo Young Park, Kang Yi-kwan; Stars: Lee Jung-hyun, Seo Young-ju, Jun Ye-jin)

Released from a young offenders' institution into difficult circumstances, a troubled young man searches for stability.

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National Security (Namyeong-dong 1985) (Country: South Korea; Year: 2012; Director: Chung Ji-young; Writer: Chung Sang-Hyup, Lee Dae-il, Kim Geun-tae, Kang Min-hee; Stars: Park Won-sang, Lee Kyeong-yeong, Myung Kye-nam)

A pro-democracy activist faces off against his torturers, determined not to reveal his secrets.

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Pluto (Country: South Korea; Year: 2012; Director: Shin Su-won; Writer: Su-won Shin; Stars: David Lee, Sung June, Cho Sung-ha, Kim Kkob-bi, Kim Kwon)

A boy works hard to try and enter the elite class at his school, but is kept out by a brutal clique.

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National Security and The Berlin File

Virgin Forest (Wonsirim) (Country: South Korea; Year: 2012; Director: Lee Hyun-jung; Stars: Lee Hyun-jung, Lim Ku-man, Lee Sang-woo)

Thoughts and confrontations about family history at the home of the director's deceased grandmother.

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