KOREAN FILM WEEK 2018
Program (October 22 – 26, 2018, Kino Tuškanac)
Monday, 22 October
19:00 l A Taxi Driver (2017)
Director: Hoon Jang
Cast: Kang-go Song, Thomas Kretschmann,
Hai-jin Yoo, Jun-yeol Ryu
Genres: Drama
Running time: 137 min.
Language: Croatian and English
BASED ON A TRUE STORY
May, 1980. Man-seob (SONG Kang-ho) is a taxi
driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone after his wife past away with high hospital bills behind. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who’s willing to pay big money for a drive down to
Gwangju city and back. Not knowing that the foreigner is a German journalist (Thomas Kretschmann) with a hidden agenda to investigate the strange rumors of Gwangju, Man-seob takes the job and the two start off on their journey together.
Temeljeno na istinitoj priči
Svibanj, 1980. Man-seob (SONG Kang-ho) je taksist u Seulu koji jedva spaja kraj s krajem, sam odgajajući svoju maloljetnu kćerku nakon što njegova žena umre ostavljajući za sobom velike račune za bolničke troškove. Jednoga dana, Man-seob načuje kako neki stranac nudi veliki novac za prijevoz do grada Gwangjuja i natrag za veliki novac. Ne znajući kako je stranac njemački novinar (Thomas Kretschmann) sa skrivenom namjerom da istraži neobične
glasine o Gwangjuja, Man-seob prihvati posao i njih dvojica kreću na zajedničko putovanje.
KOREAN FILM WEEK 2018
Tuesday, 23 October
19:00 l Masquerade (2012)
Director: Chang-min Choo
Cast: Byung-hun Lee,Hyo-joo Han,
Seong-yong Yoo
Genres: Drama, History
Running time: 131 min.
Language: Croatian and English
Amid national chaos and fear for his life,
tyrannical King Gwanghae orders his trusted councilor Heo Kyun to find a royal body double. He hires Ha-seon, a peasant mimic who bears a perfect resemblance to the King. When King Gwanghae collapses from a mysterious poison, Ha-seon reluctantly becomes a King. He must follow his conscience to save his country from collapse, avoid assassination, and pull off the biggest masquerade in history. Usred nacionalnog kaosa i straha za svoj život, tiranski kralj Gwanghae zapovijedi svome pouzdanome savjetnikuHeo Kyunu da pronađe kraljevskog dvojnika. On zapošljava Ha-seona, seljaka imitatora koji savršeno nalikuje kralju.
Kada kralj Gwanghae oboli od tajanstvenog otrova, Ha-seon nevoljko postaje kraljem te mora slijediti svoju savjest kako bi spasio zemlju od propasti, izbjegao atentat te izveo najveću maskeradu u povijesti.
KOREAN FILM WEEK 2018
21:15 l Hope (2013)
Director: Joon-ik Kee
Cast: Re Lee, Kyung-gu Sol, Ji-won Uhm
Genres: Drama, Family
Running time: 122 min.
Language: Croatian
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. Na putu do škole pijani stariji neznanac seksualno napadne djevojčicu po imenu So Won ( što znači „želja“ ili“nada“ na korejskom). Kao rezultat napada ona pretrpi višestruke unutarnje ozljede te se mora podvrći teškoj operaciji dok su njene emocionalne rane podjednako teške za iscijeliti. Njhova sretna obitelj biva uništena, njezini roditelji Dong Hoon i Mi Hee prolaze kroz osjećaje boli i bijesa. Od traume doživljene toga dana, So Won odbija vidjeti oca i razgovarati s njim, pa se Dong Hoon prikrije iza kostima najdražeg crtanog lika svoje kćeri tepostaje njezin anđeo čuvar.
KOREAN FILM WEEK 2018
Wednesday, 24 October
19:00 l Old Partner (2009)
Director: Chun-ryoul Lee
Cast: Won-gyoon Choi, Sam-soon Lee, Mr.
Choi's cow
Genres: Documentary
Running time: 78 min.
Language: Croatian and English
80 years old, CHOI has an old ox that has worked
for 30 years, and an ox aged no less than 40.
However, there’s something special about theway Old CHOI treats this ox, which is so worn-out that it might drop dead any minute. The old man is single-
mindedly focused on the ox, instinctively turning to the beast when he hears the cowbell even though he’s nearly deaf. One spring day, however, Old CHOI learns that his ox only has a year to live, which greatly troubles him.
80-godišnji Choi ima starog vola s kojim je radio 30 godina, a vol je čak 40 godina star. Međutim, ima nešto posebno u načinu na koji se stari Choi odnosi prema svome volu koji je toliko istrošen da bi mogao uginuti svakog trenutka.
Starac je fokusiran samo na vola, instinktivno se obraćajući zvijeri kada začuje zvonce iako je skoro gluh. Jednog proljetnog dana, stari Choi saznaje kako njegovome volu preostaje samo jedna godina života što ga duboko uznemiri.
KOREAN FILM WEEK 2018
21:00 l Nameless Gangster: Rules of the time (2012)
Director: Jong-bin Yoon
Cast: Min-sik Choi, Jung-woo Ha
Genres: Crime, Drama
Running time: 133 min.
Language: Croatian
Ik-hyeon is a corrupt customs officer who lives off bribes paid by the contraband smugglers. One day, after his financier rats him out, Ik-hyeon is visitedby the inspector and faces losing his job. He runs into a group of armed criminals while on patrol and recovers a large lump of heroin. To sell off the drug, Ik-hyeon hooks up with Hyeong-bae who has connections with the Yakuza.
He finds out that his liaison is related to him and quickly a partnership is formed; Hyeong-bae helps out Ik-hyeon set up a new business with the drug
money, while Ik-hyeon lobbies for his partner through his family connection. However, the partnership turns sour over dealings with a rival organization. Soon after, the government declares war on crime and Ik-hyeon decides to
take the opportunity to set up his partner and escape the tightening grip of the law enforcement. Ik-hyeon je korumpirani carinik koji živi od mita plaćenog od strane krijumčara. Jednoga dana, nakon što ga njegov
financijer izda, Ik-hyeona posjećuje inspektor te mu prijeti gubitak posla. Tijekom ophodnje on naleti na grupu naoružanih kriminalaca te zaplijeni veliku količinu heroina. Kako bi preprodao drogu, Ik-hyeon se spetlja s Hyong-
baeom koji je povezan s jakuzama. On sazna kako je njegov pomoćnik u rodu s njim te se ubrzo formira partnerstvo. Hyeong-bae pomogne Ik-hyeonu započeti novi biznis s novcem od droge dok Ik-hyeon lobira za partnera putem
svojih obiteljskih veza. Međutim, partnerstvo između njih dvojice dolazi u pitanje zbog poslovanja sa suparničkom organizacijom. Ubrzo nakon toga, vlada objavi rat kriminalu, a Ik-hyeon odluči iskoristiti priliku kako bi podmetnuo svome partneru i pobjegao od vlasti.
KOREAN FILM WEEK 2018
Thursday, 25 October
19:00 l Burning (2018)
Director: Chang-dong Lee
Cast: Ah-in Yoo, Steven Yeun, Jong-seo Jun,
Soo-kyung Kim
Genres: Thriller, Mystery
Running time: 148 min.
Language: Croatian
Deliveryman Jongsu is out on a job when he runs into Haemi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he’d mind looking after her cat while she’s away on a trip to Africa. On her return she introduces to Jongsu an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. And one day Ben tells Jongsu about his most unusual hobby…
Dostavljač Jongsu obavljajući svoj posao naleti na Haemi, djevojku koja je nekada živjela u njegovom susjedstvu.
Ona ga zamoli da pričuva njezinu mačku dok je ona na putovanju u Africi. Nakon njenog povratka Haemi upoznajeJongsua sa zagonetnim mladićem po imenu Ben kojeg je srela tijekom svoga putovanja. Jednoga dana Ben ispriča
Jongsuu sve o svom neobičnom hobiju.
KOREAN FILM WEEK 2018
Friday, 26 October
19:00 l Poetry (2010)
Director: Chang-dong Lee
Cast: Jung-hee Yun, David Lee, Hira Kim
Genres: Drama
Running time: 139 min.
Language: Croatian
Mija lives with her middle-schooler grandson in a small suburban city located along the Han River.She is a dandy old lady who likes to dress up inflower-decorated hats and fashionable outfits,but she is also an unpredictable character with an inquisitive mind. By chance she takes a ‘poetry’ class at a neighborhood cultural center and ischallenged to write a poem for the first time inher life.
Her quest for poetic inspiration begins with observing the everyday life she never intentionally took notice of before to find beauty within it. And with this, Mija is delightfully surprised with newfound trepidation as if she were a little girl discovering things for the first time in her life. But when she is suddenly faced with a reality harsh beyond her imagination, she realizes perhaps life is not as beautiful as she had thought it is…
Mija živi sa svojim unukom srednjoškolcem u malom gradiću na obali rijeke Han. Ona je pomodna starija gospođa koja voli modernu odjeću i šešire ukrašene cvijećem, ali ona je također nepredvidivi karakteri radoznalogi um. Igrom
slučaja ona krene na tečaj poezije u susjednom kulturnom centru i mora prvi put u svome životu napisati pjesmu.
Njezina potraga za poetskim inspiracijom započinje s promatranjem svakodnevnog života kojeg prije nijeprimjećivala kako bi pronašla ljepotu u njemu. Mija je pozitivno iznenađena novostečenim ushitom kao da je
djevojčica koja tek otkriva svijet, ali je iznenada suočena s realnošću okrutnijom nego što je mogla zamisliti i ona shvaća da život možda i nije tako lijep kao što je mislila.
KOREAN FILM WEEK 2018
21:30 l A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
Director: Jee-woon Kim
Cast: Soo-jung Im, Kab-su Kim, Geun-young
Moon, Jeong-a Yeom
Genres: Horror
Running time: 115 min.
Language: Croatian and English
After an unspecified traumatic event, two sisters go back home with their father, where they’re not exactly getting a warm reception from their wicked stepmother. Nothing is quite what it seems in this masterful horror thriller
which keeps you guessing until the last moment as to how it all fits together.
Nakon neimenovanog traumatičnog događaja, dvije se sestre vraćaju kući ocu gdje ih ne dočeka topla dobrodošlica njihove zle maćehe. Ništa nije kako se čini u ovom majstorskom trileru koji će vas držati u neizvjesnosti do samog kraja.