Here’s the full schedule of the London Korean Film Festival 2014 for you to optimise your viewing pleasure. Full details will soon be up on the festival’s official website, www.koreanfilm.co.uk. And the tickets will be on sale at the relevant Odeon websites: Odeon West End | Odeon Covent Garden | Odeon Kingston.
The 9th London Korean Film Festival programme
6th – 21st November 2014
For the Opening Gala, we present Kundo: Age of the Rampant on Thursday, 6th November at Odeon West End. Directed by Yoon Jong of The Unforgiven, Nameless Gangster with his intention of making an action blockbuster that makes your hear reacts first. This film portrait a Robin Hood-like righteous outlaw called ‘Kundo’ of Joseon dynasty going after corrupt officials in the period. At the Opening Gala, we will be joined by Director Yoon as well as Actor Gang Dong Won, who played the main role as a cold-blooded yet a sympathetic villain, Jo Yoon.For our Closing Gala, we present Revivre, the 102nd film by Im Kwon-taek on Saturday, 15th November at Odeon West End.
This film, according to Director IM, is a adaptation of a novel by Korean author Kim Hoon and through this film he wanted to step further as it contemplates the fundamental questions of life, death and sexuality. Especially, Director Im wanted to reveal the pain and love embedded in one’s heart through. And ultimately feel ‘we all live like that’. This film starrs by Actor Ahn Sungki, a Korea’s Most Beloved Actor through ‘meticulously calculated performances, detailed preparation and the confidence to continuously reinvent himself through roles’. Actor Ahn will be joined at the Closing Gala Premiere of and talks with UK audience.
We truly look forward to seeing you all at the London Korean Film Festival 2014.
| Time | Title | Director | Strand | Venue |
| Screenings in London and Kingston Od = Odeon; WE = West End; CG = Covent Garden; Ki = Kingston |
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| Thursday 6 November | ||||
| 7:00pm | Kundo: Age of the Rampant (군도, 2014, 135mins, period action) Q & A with director Yoon Jongbin, actor Gang Dong Won and producer Han Jae Duk | Yoon Jongbin | Gala | Od WE |
| Friday 7 November | ||||
| 4:00pm | K-Forum on Film Producing (speakers: Lee Joon-dong and Han Jae-duk / moderator: Nik Powell) | Lee Joon-dong | KCCUK | |
| 6:00pm | Pieta (피에타, 2012, 104mins, drama) | Kim Ki-duk | Kim Ki-duk | Od WE |
| 6:30pm | Kundo: Age of the Rampant (군도, 2014, 135mins, period action) Q & A director Yoon Jongbin, actor Gang Dong Won and producer Han Jae Duk | Yoon Jongbin | Od Ki | |
| 8:30pm | A Girl at My Door (도희야, 2014, 119mins, drama) Q & A with director July Jung, producer Lee Joon Dong and BIFF’s programmer Nam Dong Chul | July Jung | Lee Joon-dong | Od WE |
| Saturday 8 November | ||||
| 1:30pm | Hwayi: A Monster Boy (화이, 2013, 125mins, thriller) Q & A with producer Lee Joon Dong | Jang Joon-Hwan | Lee Joon-dong | Od WE |
| 2:00pm | Hill of Freedom (자유의 언덕, 2014, 67mins, drama) | Hong Sang-soo | Spotlight | Od CG |
| 4:00pm | Han Gong-ju (한공주, 2013, 112mins, drama) Q & A with BIFF’s programmer Nam Dong Chul | Lee Su-jin | BIFF Choice | Od CG |
| 5:00pm | Poetry (시, 2009, 139mins, drama) Q & A with producer Lee Joon Dong | Lee Chang-dong | Lee Joon-dong | Od WE |
| 7:30pm | Alive (산다, 2014, 175mins, drama) | Park Jungbum | BIFF Choice | Od CG |
| 8:00pm | Obsessed (인간중독, 2013, 132mins, romance) | Kim Dae-woo | K-actors | Od Ki |
| 8:40pm | Man in Love (남자가 사랑할 때, 2013, 120mins, romance) | Han Dong-wook | K-actors | Od WE |
| Sunday 9 November | ||||
| 2:00pm | The Target (표적, 2014, 98mins, crime) | Yoon Hong-seung | Spotlight | Od CG |
| 2:00pm | A Hard Day (끝까지 간다, 2013, 111mins, drama) | Kim Seong-hun | Spotlight | Od WE |
| 4:00pm | Mise-en-scene Shorts 1 (미장센 단편 1) | Shorts | KCCUK | |
| 4:30pm | 10 Minutes (10분, 2013, 93mins, drama) Introduction by BIFF’s programmer Nam Dong Chul | Lee Yong-seung | BIFF Choice | Od CG |
| 4:30pm | One on One (일대일, 2014, 122mins, drama) + Introduction by Anton Bitel | Kim Ki-duk | Kim Ki-duk | Od WE |
| 6:40pm | Mise-en-scene Shorts 2 (미장센 단편 2) | Shorts | KCCUK | |
| 7:00pm | Pascha (파스카, 2013) | Ahn Seon-kyoung | BIFF Choice | Od CG |
| 8:00pm | Obsessed (인간중독, 2013, 132mins, romance) | Kim Dae-woo | K-actors | Od WE |
| 9:20pm | Mise-en-scene Shorts 3 (미장센 단편 3) | Shorts | KCCUK | |
| Monday 10 November | ||||
| 6:30pm | Neighbours (우리 이웃 이야기) | Son Tae-gyum, Shin Sojeong, Kim Hee-jin | Indie | Od CG |
| 7:00pm | Moment to Remember (내머리속에 지우개, 2004, 117mins, romance) | Lee Jae-han (John H. Lee) | Jung Woo-sung | KCCUK |
| 8:30pm | Manshin (만신, 2013, 104mins, documentary) Q & A with director Park Chan Kyung | Park Chan Kyung | Spotlight | Od CG |
| Tuesday 11 November | ||||
| 2:00pm | The Fake (사이비, 2013, 100mins, animation) | Yeon Sangho | Animation | Od CG |
| 6:30pm | Bitter, Sweet, Seoul (고진감래, 2013) Q & A with director PARKing CHANce | PARKing CHANce | Indie | Od CG |
| 7:00pm | Crocodile (악어, 1996, 102mins, drama) | Kim Ki-duk | Kim Ki-duk | KCCUK |
| 8:30pm | Under the Sky of Seoul (서울의 지붕밑, 1961, 115mins, drama) Introduction by Dr. Mark Morris | Lee Hyung-pyo | Classic | Od CG |
| Wednesday 12 November | ||||
| 2:00pm | The Road called Life (메밀 꽃 필 무렵, 운수좋은, 날 그리고 봄봄) | Ahn Jae-hun, Han Hye-jin | Animation | Od CG |
| 6:30pm | In Conversation with Park Chan-kyong | KCCUK | ||
| 6:30pm | The King of Jokgu (족구왕, 2013, 100mins, comedy) | Moon Byung-ran | BIFF Choice | Od CG |
| 7:00pm | Musa, the Warrior (무사, 2001, 154mins, period action) | Kim Sung-su | Jung Woo-sung | KCCUK |
| 8:30pm | Night Flight (야간 비행, 2013, 134min, drama) | Leesong Hee-il | Indie | Od CG |
| Thursday 13 November | ||||
| 6:30pm | I am Not a Hairdresser (난 미용사가 아니야) There is no Forest (무림) Faces (얼굴들) Deaf and Wind (귀머거리와 바람) | Lee Hyung-suk, Kim Na-kyung, Kim Minjun, Hwang Kyu-il | Indie / Shorts | Od CG |
| 6:30pm | Haemoo (해무, 2014, 111mins) | Shim Sung-bo | K-actors | Od WE |
| 6:30pm | Donghae & Eunhyuk (Super Junior) Concert + The Youth (레디 액션 청춘, 2014, 126mins, Omnibus: The Rumour / Wonderwall / Enemies all Around / Play Girl) + Q & A with Super Junior (Donghae, Eunhyuk) | Kim Jin-moo, Park Ga-hee, Ju Seong-su, Jeong Won-sik | K-actors | Od WE |
| 8:00pm | Gyeongju (경주, 2014, 145mins, adventure) | Zhang Lu | Spotlight | Od CG |
| 9:20pm | Man on High heels (하이힐, 2013, 125mins, action comedy) | Jang Jin | K-actors | Od WE |
| Friday 14 November | ||||
| 6:3pm | Moebius (뫼비우스, 2013, 90mins, drama) | Kim Ki-duk | Kim Ki-duk | Od CG |
| 7:00pm | Cold Eyes (감시자들, 2013, 119mins, thriller) + The Killer Behind the old Man (킬러 앞에 노인, 2014, drama) + Q & A with actor Jung Woo-sung | Jo Ui-seok, Kim Byung-seo | Jung Woo-sung | Od WE |
| 8:30pm | The Dinner (만찬, 2013, 125mins, drama) | Kim Dong-hyun | BIFF Choice | Od CG |
| Saturday 15 November | ||||
| 1:00pm | Haemoo (해무, 2014, 111mins) | Shim Sung-bo | K-actors | Od WE |
| 7:00pm | Closing Gala: Revivre (화장, 2014, 93 mins, drama) + Q & A with actor Ahn Sungki | Im Kwon-taek | Gala | Od WE |
| Screenings in Norwich Cinema City | ||||
| Sunday 16 November | ||||
| 5:30pm | Hill of Freedom (자유의 언덕, 2014, 67mins, drama) | Hong Sang-soo | Spotlight | |
| Monday 17 November | ||||
| 8:30pm | Han Gong-ju (한공주, 2013, 112mins, drama) | Lee Sujin | BIFF Choice | |
| Screenings in Hebden Bridge Picture House | ||||
| Tuesday 18 November | ||||
| 7:00pm | Poetry (시, 2009, 139mins, drama) | Lee Chang-dong | Lee Joon-dong | |
| Wednesday 19 November | ||||
| 7:00pm | A Girl at my Door (도희야, 2014, 119mins, drama) | July Jung | Lee Joon-dong | |
| Screenings in Aberystwyth Arts Centre | ||||
| Thursday 20 November | ||||
| 5:30pm | Manshin (만신, 2013, 104mins, documentary) | Park Chan-kyong | Spotlight | |
| Friday 21 November | ||||
| 8:15pm | Revivre (화장, 2014, 93 mins, drama) | Im Kwon-taek | ||
Enjoy the difficult decisions!
(automatically generated) Read LKL’s review of this event here.