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London Korean Film Festival 2019

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Idol Idol
Idol and The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale
Birthday (Country: South Korea; Year: 2018; Director: Lee Jong-un; Stars: Sul Kyung-gu, Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Bo-min)
A family drama centred on the aching loss and trauma of absence.
Extreme Job (Country: South Korea; Year: 2019; Director: Lee Byeong-heon; Writer: Bae Se-Young; Stars: Ryu Seung-yong, Lee Hanee)
When a police narcotics team go undercover in a fried-chicken shop, they discover a surprising talent for cooking.
Grass (Pullipdeul) (Country: South Korea; Year: 2018; Director: Hong Sang-soo; Writer: Hong Sang-soo; Stars: Kim Min-hee, Kee Joobong)
A woman people watches in a cafe.
Height Of The Wave (Country: South Korea; Year: 2019; Director: Park Jung-bum; Writer: Park Jung-bum; Stars: Lee Seung-yeon, Lee Yeon, Choi Eun-seo, Park Jung-bum)
A thriller about greed and corruption in a small town.
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Idol (Woo Sang) (Country: South Korea; Year: 2019; Director: Lee Su-jin; Writer: Lee Su-jin; Stars: Han Seok-kyu, Sul Kyung-gu, Chun Woo-hee)
Politician Koo Myung-hui discovers his wife in the garage, cleaning their son’s bloodstained car. He has just run someone over.
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Height Of The Wave Height Of The Wave
Height Of The Wave and Birthday
The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale (Zombie For Sale) (Country: South Korea; Year: 2019; Director: Lee Min-jae; Writer: Lee Min-jae; Stars: Jeong Jae-yeong, Jung Ga-ram, Kim Nam-gil)
When a pharmaceutical company's illegal experiments inadvertently create a zombie, the strange Park family finds it and tries to profit from its unexpected viagra-like effect.
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A Resistance (Country: South Korea; Year: 2019; Director: Joe Min-ho; Stars: Ko A-sung, Kim Sae-byeok, Kim Ye-eun, Jeong Hadam)
The story of the incarceration of Yu Gwan-sun, who fought against the Japanese occupation of Korea.
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