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The Day After opened the festival
The London Korean Film Festival will run from October 26 to November 19. It opened with Hong Sang-soo's The Day After and close with Kim Dae-hwan's The First Lap. This year the festival will also have a special focus on Korean noir. In addition to the features, a selection of shorts and events including masterclasses will also run.
View Films by Strand:
- Animation
- Cinema Now
- Classics Revisited: Bae Chang-ho Retrospective
- Documentary
- Galas
- Indie Firepower
- Special Focus: Korean Noir, Illuminating the Dark Side of Society
- Women's Voices
View previous years coverage of the London Korean Film Festival festival:
London Korean Latest Reviews
After the untimely death of Korea’s biggest crime syndicate chairman, power struggle between top lieutenants begins.
A hard-boiled cop takes on a gang of violent gangsters.
A young man finds himself caught up in a Korean gang.
A tale of revenge, infidelity and gangland warfare in South Korea.
Korean action thriller that almost makes up in style what it lacks in substance.
Filming sensations Mathieu Amalric on Pierre Léon, Jeanne Balibar and the sounds and colours of Barbara
Character arc Seth A Smith on filming with a two-year-old and bringing marbling to life in The Crescent
Keeping up appearances Marcello Martinessi on cultural conservatism and filmmaking honesty in The Heiresses
A different space Kelly Macdonald on working with Marc Turtletaub on Puzzle
Out of the past Susanna Nicchiarelli on Trine Dyrholm and the costume design in Nico, 1988
The iconic man Jonathan Baker on Becoming Iconic and Inconceivable
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