Korean cinematography today is one of the most interesting in the world and the fact of having a festival dedicated to it in Italy is a great opportunity to see the films that are unfortunately not distributed in Italy and meet the directors and actor The bridge made between Italy and South Korea thanks to Florence Korea Film Fest it gives audiences a chance to sample this vast and intriguing cinema.
Now in its twenty-first edition, the event’s guests are numerous and prestigious again this year: the most awaited is certainly Bong Joo-hoOscar-winning director for Parasitesbut the actor is also loved Park Hae-il – recently seen in Italian cinemas as the star of the film Decision to LeaveOf Park Chanwook – accompanied by the director Kim Han-minwhich opened the historic film festival Hansan Rising Dragon Redux, where Park Hae-il is the star.
The role of authors and directors in the Korean Film Industry and its evolution over the past 25 years were some of the topics covered in the Masterclass that featured the veteran. Yim Soon-rye (“Waikiki Brothers”, “small forest”, “The Point Man”) and the new talent July Jung (“A Woman at My Door”, “Sohee is next“).
And that’s the movie Sohee is next by director July Jung, to win the jury prize for best film at the 21st edition of the Florence Korea Film Fest.
The film tells the world of call centers in South Korea with an accurate look at the difficulties of living in an isolated type of work. It’s the story of a high school student who loves dancing, music and going out with friends but when he starts an apprenticeship at a call center he discovers a world of work so cutthroat that it completely annihilates people .
The audience just rewarded the film 6/45 Park Gyu-tae’s comedy story about South Korean and North Korean soldiers fighting for the 5.7 billion won lottery as online audiences gave Mymovies Award in In Our Prime by Park Dong-hoon, the story of a brilliant mathematician with a hidden past and his student.
Also among the most popular films of the public The point guysan action movie that mixes politics, terrorism, and international intrigue, by the guest director Yim Soon-rye, starring one of the most loved actors by the audience who follows k-drama, or Hyun Bin (Crash landing on you).
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