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Films from the country "coree du sud", sorted by rating
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Parasite (2019)
, 2h11Directed by Martin Scorsese, Bong Joon-ho, Uwe Boll
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy
Actors Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Jang Hye-jin, Park So-dam
Toute la famille de Ki-taek est au chômage. Un jour, leur fils réussit à se faire recommander pour donner des cours particuliers d’anglais chez les Park, une famille richissime dont le mode de vie est en tous points opposé au leur. C’est le début d’un engrenage incontrôlable.
Oldboy (2003)
, 2hDirected by Park Chan-wook
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about education, Films about children, Films about families, Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Films about school violence
Actors Choi Min-sik, Kang Hye-jeong, Yu Ji-tae, Yoo Yeon-seok, Yun Jin-seo, Oh Dal-soo
In 1988, businessman Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) is arrested for drunken behavior, missing his daughter's 4th birthday. After his friend, Joo-hwan (Ji Dae-han), picks him up from the police station, they go to a phone booth to call home to let Dae-su's family know of his whereabouts. While Joo-hwan is talking to Dae-su's wife on the phone, Dae-su is kidnapped. He wakes up in a solitary confinement in a hotel-like prison. Confined with no human contact or explanation for his kidnapping and frequently gassed with a possibly mind altering drug, Dae-su soon learns through news reports his wife has been murdered, and he is the prime suspect. Dae-su passes the time shadowboxing, planning revenge, and secretly attempting to tunnel out of his cell.
Hope (2013)
, 2h2Directed by Boris Lojkine, Lee Joon-ik
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Films about sexuality, Films about pedophilia
Actors Sol Kyung-gu, Uhm Ji-won, Lee Re, Kim Hae-sook, Kim Sang-ho, Ra Mi-ran
On her way to school, a young girl named So-won (which literally means "wish" or "hope" in Korean) gets sexually assaulted by a drunk older male stranger. As a result, she suffers multiple internal injuries and has to undergo a major surgery, but her emotional wounds are equally difficult to heal. Their happy family shattered, her parents Dong-hoon and Mi-hee go through feelings of pain and rage. From the trauma of that day, So-won refuses to see or talk to her father, so Dong-hoon hides beneath the costume of his daughter's favorite cartoon character and becomes a "guardian angel" at her side. Thanks to the love of those around her, So-won's condition gradually improves. At the sight of So-won slowly finding stability and laughter, her family also begins to change and enters a new phase in their lives, trying to find hope in the midst of their sorrow and despair.
The Handmaiden (2016)
, 2h24Directed by Park Chan-wook
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance, Erotic thriller
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about psychiatry, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Kim Tae-ri, Kim Min-hee, Ha Jeong-woo, Jo Jin-woong, Kim Hae-sook, Moon So-ri
En Corée occupée par les Japonais, un escroc opérant sous le nom du « comte Fujiwara » projette de séduire une héritière japonaise nommée Mademoiselle Hideko, puis de l'épouser et de l'enfermer dans un asile pour lui voler son héritage. Il engage une voleuse nommée Sook-hee vivant dans une famille d'escrocs afin qu'elle devienne la camériste de Hideko et sa confidente pour encourager cette dernière à épouser le « comte ».
Memories of Murder (2003)
, 2h12Directed by Bong Joon-ho
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Rape in fiction, Serial killer films, Films based on plays
Actors Song Kang-ho, Park Hae-il, Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Roi-ha, Byun Hee-bong, Song Jae-ho
In October 1986, a young woman is found raped and murdered in a ditch near a field. Soon after, another woman is found raped and murdered in a field. Local detective Park Doo-man, not having dealt with such a serious case before, is overwhelmed; key evidence is improperly collected, the police's investigative methods are suspect, and their forensic technology is near non-existent. Detective Seo Tae-yoon is sent from Seoul to assist them; their methods clash and he is unable to convince them they are dealing with a serial killer until his predictions of another murder come true. He realizes that the killer waits until a rainy night, and only kills women wearing red. A female police officer realizes that a local radio station is always requested to play a particular song during the nights the murders are committed.
Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)
, 2h7Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Prison films
Actors Ryoo Seung-ryong, Park Shin-hye, Kal So-won, Jung Jin-young, Oh Dal-soo, Park Won-sang
Lee Yong-go is a mentally impaired father with the intellect of a six-year-old, who lives in a run-down house along with his daughter of the same age, Ye-sung. One day, he gets into a physical altercation with the police commissioner, who has just purchased the last Sailor Moon backpack for his daughter, a gift Yong-go was saving up to buy for Ye-sung. Soon after, the police commissioner's daughter dies in a freak accident, in which she slips on ice and suffers a fatal blow to the back of her head while she is taking Yong-go to another store that sells the same backpack. When he tries to resuscitate her, a woman witnesses him and mistakes him to be molesting her. Yong-go is falsely accused of the abduction, murder, and rape of a minor. The police quickly took advantage of his disability and forced him to admit committing the crimes while ignoring exonerating evidence. Yong-go, who is sentenced to death, is imprisoned and assigned to Cell No. 7, the harshest cell in a maximum security prison.
Silenced (2011)
, 2h3Directed by Hwang Dong-hyeok
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education, Films about children, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Films about pedophilia, Films about disabilities, Sign-language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Gong Yoo, Jeong Yu-mi, Kim Hyun-soo, Jang Gwang, Baek Seung-hwan, Kim Ji-young
Kang In-ho (Gong Yoo) is the newly appointed art teacher at Benevolence Academy, a deaf school children in the fictional city of Mujin, North Jeolla Province. He has a dark past - his wife was a high school student who committed suicide and his daughter is under the care of his mother. He is excited to teach his new students, yet the children are aloof and distant, trying to avoid running into him as much as possible. In-ho does not give up, however, trying to show the kids that he cares. When the children finally open up, In-ho faces the shocking and ugly truth about the school and what the students have been enduring in secret: the children are being physically and sexually abused by their teachers. When he decides to fight for the children’s rights and expose the crimes being committed at the school, In-ho teams up with human rights activist Seo Yoo-jin (Jung Yu-mi). But he and Yoo-jin soon realize the school’s principal and teachers, and even the police, prosecutors and churches in the community are actually trying to cover up the truth. In addition to using "privileges of former post" (Jeon-gwan ye-u) the accused do not hesitate to lie and bribe their way to get very light sentences.
, 2h28Directed by Kang Je-gyu
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Jang Dong-gun, Won Bin, Lee Eun-ju, Choi Min-sik, Jo Yoon-hee, Gong Hyung-jin
In 2003, while digging up remains at a Korean War battlefield to set up a memorial site, a South Korean army excavation team notifies an elderly man that they identified some remains as his own,after finding his name on the active list,not on KIA or MIA lists.
, 1h43Directed by Kim Ki-duk
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about Buddhism
Actors Kim Ki-duk, Park Ji-a
The film is divided into five segments (the titular seasons), each segment depicting a different stage in the life of a novice Buddhist monk and his older teacher. The segments are roughly ten to twenty years apart, and the action of each takes place during the season of its title. The story unfolds rather simply, but the implications of the characters' actions are silently commented upon by the presence of various Buddhist symbols and iconography.
Castaway on the Moon (2009)
, 1h50Directed by Lee Hae-joon
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about suicide, Transport films, Films based on Robinson Crusoe
Actors Jung Jae-young, Jung Ryeo-won, Yang Mi-kyung
Kim Seung-geun (Jung Jae-young) is deep in debt and his life seems completely hopeless. He jumps off a bridge into the Han River and washes up on the shore of Bamseom, which lies directly below the bridge. After searching the island he finds it is filled mostly with vegetation and surrounded by the city but too far to shout and he can't swim. He finds a duck-shaped boat and begins to like living on the island, free of his debt and worries of city life, though it is not easy.
My Sassy Girl (2001)
, 2h3Directed by Kwak Jae-yong
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Jeon Ji-hyeon, Cha Tae-hyun, Song Ok-sook, Han Jin-hee, Jin Tae-hyun, Kwak Jae-yong
Part one The film tells the love story of a male engineering college student, Gyeon-woo, and "the Girl" (who is never named in the movie). Gyeon-woo just cannot seem to catch a romantic break. One day, at dinner, Gyeon-woo is interrupted by a call from his mother, telling him to visit his aunt and meet a potential date. At the train station on his way to his aunt's, he observes a drunk girl, standing precariously close to the edge of the train platform as the train approaches; he pulls her to safety just in time. Inside the train, Gyeon-woo cannot help but stare at the girl who is his "type" but repulsed by her drunkenness. Finally, she throws up on a passenger and faints but not before she calls Gyeon-woo "honey". The passenger aggressively chides Gyeon-woo and tells him to take care of his "girlfriend". Gyeon-woo, completely flustered, carries her all the way to the nearest hotel. Thus begins his comically ill-fated relationship with the Girl. They meet each other again after Gyeon-woo gets locked up in jail over a misunderstanding, and over soju the Girl cries, admits to breaking up with her boyfriend the day before and gets thoroughly drunk, resulting in a second trip to the same hotel.
A Taxi Driver (2017)
, 2h17Directed by Jang Hoon
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Action, Historical
Themes Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles
Actors Song Kang-ho, Thomas Kretschmann, Yoo Hae-jin, Ryu Jun-yeol, Ko Chang-seok, Jung Jin-young
En 1980, un journaliste allemand travaille au Japon pour une chaîne de télévision allemande. Au mois de mai de la même année a lieu, en Corée du Sud, le soulèvement de Gwangju. Ce mouvement, principalement étudiant et syndical, s’oppose à la dictature de Chun Doo-hwan, mise en place après l’assassinat de Park Chung-hee. Il décide alors de se rendre dans le pays. Il prend un taxi de Séoul à Gwangju et filme tout ce qu’il voit. Son retour jusqu'à Séoul sera éminemment compliqué puisqu'il leur faut échapper à la surveillance aérienne. De retour au Japon, il envoie son film en Allemagne.
3-Iron (2004)
, 1h28Directed by Kim Ki-duk
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors Lee Seung-yeon, Jae Hee, Joo Jin-mo, Park Ji-a, Joo Jin-mo
Tae-suk (Jae Hee) is a loner who drives around on his motorbike, taping takeout menus over the keyholes of front doors and breaking into apartments where the menus have not been removed. He lives in those apartments while their owners are away, washing their clothes and mending their broken appliances. When he breaks into one large home, he is unaware that he is being watched by an abused housewife Sun-hwa (Lee Seung-yeon). Tae-suk leaves after making eye contact with Sun-hwa, but then returns. He witnesses Sun-hwa's husband abusing her and proceeds to catch his attention by practicing golf in the yard. He hits Sun-hwa's husband with golf balls and then leaves with Sun-hwa.
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
, 2h9Directed by Jang Joon-hwan
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical
Actors Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jeong-woo, Yoo Hae-jin, Kim Tae-ri, Lee Hee-joon, Ko Chang-seok
En 1987, durant les manifestations démocratiques de juin, l'étudiant et militant pro-démocratie Park Jong-chul est arrêté par la police, puis torturé à mort. La police et le gouvernement tentent ensuite d'étouffer son cas, mais des médias et d'autres étudiants se mobilisent pour faire éclater la vérité.
I Saw the Devil (2010)
, 2h21Directed by Kim Jee-woon
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Lee Byung-hun, Choi Min-sik, Chun Ho-jin, Kim Yoon-seo, Yoon Seung-ah, Nam Bo-ra
School-bus driver Kyung-chul happens upon Joo-yun one snowy night and offers to help fix her flat tire. Kyung-chul kills her and scatters her body parts. When a boy discovers one of Joo-yun's ears, the police are called in under the command of Section Chief Oh and Squad Chief Jang, the latter of whom is the father of Joo-yun. Soo-hyun, a secret service agent of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and Joo-yun's fiancé, vows to track down and take vengeance on Joo-yun's murderer.