London Korean Film Festival 2011

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The Yellow Sea The Yellow Sea
The Yellow Sea and The Front Line
Dance Town (Country: South Korea; Year: 2010; Director: Jeon Kyu-hwan; Writer: Jeon Kyu-hwan; Stars: Lee Joon-Hyuk, Rha Mi-ran, Oh Seong-tae)
A woman flees North Korea for the south and tries to begin a new life.
Detective K: Secret Of The Virtuous Woman (Jo-seon Myeong-tam-jeong) (Country: South Korea; Year: 2011; Director: Kim Seok-yun; Writer: Lee Chun-Hyeong, Lee Nam-Gyoo; Stars: Kim Myung-min, Oh Dal-su, Han Ji-min, Lee Jae-yong), Official Site
A bumbling detective hunts a serial killer.
The Front Line (Country: South Korea; Year: 2011; Director: Jang Hoon; Stars: Shin Ha-kyun, Ko Soo, Lee Je-hoon)
Korea's official submission into the 84th Academy Awards, set at the end of the Korean War.
Late Autumn (Country: South Korea; Year: 2010; Director: Kim Tae-Yong; Writer: Kim Tae-Yong; Stars: Hyeon Bin, Tang Wei, James C. Burns, Kim Jun-seong)
A woman on day release from prison finds her trip to her mother's funeral take an unexpected turn after a chance encounter on a bus.
Poongsan (Country: South Korea; Year: 2011; Director: Juhn Jaihong; Writer: Kim Ki-duk; Stars: Yoon Kye Sang, Kim Gyu-ri, Kim Jong-soo, Han Gi-Joong, Choi Moo-Seon), Official Site
A man who helps families cross the border faces a moral dilemma.
War Of The Arrow War Of The Arrow
War Of The Arrow and Detective K: Secret Of The Virtuous Woman
Suicide Forecast (Soo-sang-han Go-gaek-deul) (Country: South Korea; Year: 2011; Director: Jin-mo Jo; Writer: Seong-hyeob Yu; Stars: Seung-beom Ryu, Dong-il Song, Cheol-min Park, Seon-kyeong Jeong, Ji-hye Seo, Im Joo-Hwan, Younha, Kim Chae-bin, Ji-eun Lee, Joon-ha Lee, Oh Eun-Chan, Jung Sung-ha, So-hee Hong, Byeong-chun Kim, Il-hwa Choi), Official Site
An insurance agent finds himself accused of assisted suicide.
Sunny (Sseo-ni) (Year: 2011; Director: Kang Hyeong-Cheol; Writer: Kang Hyeong-Cheol; Stars: Yu Ho-jeong, Sim Eun-Kyeong, Jin Hee-kyung, Kim Min-yeong), Official Site
War Of The Arrow (Choi-jong-byeong-gi Hwal, Arrow, the Ultimate Weapon) (Country: South Korea; Year: 2011; Director: Kim Han-min; Writer: Kim Han-min; Stars: Park Hae-il, Ryoo Seung-yong, Moon Chae-Won, Kim Mu-Yeol , Lee Han-wi), Official Site
A man starts a rebellion while trying to free his kidnapped sister.
The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae, The Murderer) (Country: South Korea; Year: 2010; Director: Na Hong-Jin; Writer: Na Hong-Jin; Stars: Kim Yun-Seok, Ha Jung-Woo, Cho Seong-Ha, Lee Chu-Min), Official Site
A man agrees to take on a hit in a bid to pay off his debts.
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