Sutheast Asia is not just a holiday paradise. It’s also the favorite haven of the Korean underworld, where they can continue to squeeze out a buck from all the Korean tourists and businessmen. Detective Ma and Captain Jeon travel to Vietnam to extradite a gangster. The guy actually sought refuge in the embassy because his… Continue reading THE ROUNDUP
Country: South Korea
NEW NORMAL
Don’t feel like watching all those big film classics now that your mission is to exhaust the entire Netflix catalogue? Then NEW NORMAL has the solution, by squeezing in its 2-hour running course no less than 6 interconnected shorts that are each inspired by a different cult film! ‘M’: A single woman is being creeped… Continue reading NEW NORMAL
GENTLEMAN
Ji Hyun-soo is the head of a successful private detective agency and the epitome of cool, never leaving the house without a tailor-fit tuxedo. While he usually investigates shady business partners or cheating husbands, he’s not above just going after a client’s dog that was taken from her by an ex. Especially if said client… Continue reading GENTLEMAN
DECIBEL
One year after he saved half of his crew after a torpedo humped their submarine, ex-commander Kang Do-young is still venerated as a war hero and loved by the media, the population and the army. Yet, he’s brutally going to find out that not everyone shares the same sentiment. An anonymous caller announces that he’s… Continue reading DECIBEL
HUNT
Is your knowledge about South-Korean history sketchy at best? Don’t worry, ours too! Despite our love for Korean movies going strong for at least 20 years now, we simply don’t know all that much about the country apart from “Gangnam Style” – we still whip that one out at office parties – and that their… Continue reading HUNT
ALIENOID
Brace yourselves, ‘cause describing this film is like discussing atom splitting with a drunk Fin. So, here we go: after a war of the planets on the other side of the galaxy, the alien winners decide to imprison their opponents on a poorly developed rock called Earth, more precisely in the puny minds of the… Continue reading ALIENOID
EMERGENCY DECLARATION
Always frustrating to see your colleagues enjoying life to the fullest while you’re stuck at work. Like agent In-ho, who has to stay in watching countless terrorist threat videos online and decide whether to put the country in Defcon 2 or fine the parents of a 14-year-old troll. All the while the misses is off… Continue reading EMERGENCY DECLARATION
THE NATURE MAN
Even the most sheltered incel on Earth now realizes that South-Korea has grown into one of the most modern countries in the world. It is now easier to spot influencers in the streets of Seoul than to score a bowl of cheap noodles. Against this hip background, two vloggers try to give a much-needed boost… Continue reading THE NATURE MAN
PROJECT WOLF HUNTING
Gedaan de tijden van Piña Colada’s en #ThugLife-selfies op parelwitte Filipijnse stranden voor de kruin van de Koreaanse criminelen die hun land ontvluchtten. Seoul bereikte een akkoord van uitlevering met Manila en roept hen nu hardhandig op het bakermatje. En dat doet het in stijl: 47 van de meest bedorven misdadigers, waaronder verkrachters, seriemoordenaars, psychopaten,… Continue reading PROJECT WOLF HUNTING
All Your Fault, PD
At the busy filming site, the filming suddenly stops due to the appearance of a manager, and a discussion of the main staff begins inside car. While everyone is shifting the blame for the PD’s fault, a zombie virus spreads outside car, causing havoc. Meanwhile, the d.o.p is worried about equipment borrowed from commercial film… Continue reading All Your Fault, PD