London Korean Film Festival 2019

View other London Korean Film Festival Films by strand: Cinema Now, Documentary, Galas, Special Focus: A Century of Korean Cinema, Women's Voices

A Story Of Hong Gil-dong A Story Of Hong Gil-dong
A Story Of Hong Gil-dong and Astro Gardener
Astro Gardener (Country: South Korea; Year: 2019; Director: Won Jong-shik; Stars: Kim Yeon-woo, Bae Soo-bin, Shin Yong-woo)
Suha is a girl just entering her teens, and she’s not happy. She’s mourning her father who died a year ago, she’s having constant arguments with her mum, and she’s terrified of the dark.
A Story Of Hong Gil-dong (Country: South Korea; Year: 1067; Director: Shin Dong-hun)
A famous Korean tale of heroism.
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