“Bebefinn has disappeared!” In the middle of the night, Finn mysteriously vanishes into a tablet while playing hide and seek with Baby Shark! As Finn explores the magical Pinkfong World, his worried siblings, Bora and Brody, turn to Pinkfong for help. Using magical powers and a can-do attitude, Pinkfong guides them through exciting challenges. Can … [Read More]
Event tag: UK movie releases
Yadang: The Snitch (야당) – UK theatrical release
“From now on, you’re my snitch.” Navigating both the criminal underworld and law enforcement agencies, professional snitches called “yadang” provide covert information about the drug world to prosecutors and police. When a drug bust at a party attended by high-profile second-generation VIPs entangles those involved into a dangerous conspiracy, a seasoned yadang must do everything … [Read More]
Holy Night: Demon Hunters – UK theatrical release
Seoul descends into chaos as a devil-worshipping criminal network emerges. In a desperate plea for salvation, the police are forced to enlist ‘Holy Night’, a trio of demon hunters armed with supernatural powers. Can ‘Holy Night’ conquer the devil’s reign and restore order to the city? Screening at: London: ODEON Haymarket / Kingston / Greenwich … [Read More]
Next Sohee (다음 소희) – preview & theatrical release
Highschooler Sohee is required to complete an internship before she can graduate. She is placed in a local call centre with a stressful metric-driven environment so toxic it drives one of her colleagues to suicide. July Jung’s compelling drama exposes the harrowing impacts of capitalism, particularly on the young and disadvantaged. Content warning: Contains scenes … [Read More]
The Roundup: Punishment (범죄도시 4) – UK theatrical release
‘Monster Cop’ Ma Seok-do (Don LEE) investigates an illegal online gambling business led by a former STS Baek (KIM Moo-yul) and an IT genius CEO Chang (LEE Dong-hwi). Ma proposes an unexpected alliance to Jang (PARK Ji-hwan) and begins hunting down the criminals. LONDON ODEON Haymarket / Wimbledon / Kingston CINEWORLD Leicester Square / O2 … [Read More]
Exhuma (파묘) – UK theatrical release
A shaman is offered a large amount of money to move a tomb. He moves with his companion, Ji Gwan. After suffering from serial paranormal events, a wealthy family living in LA summons a young rising shaman duo Hwa-rim (KIM Go-eun) and Bong-gil (LEE Do-hyun) to save the newborn of the family. Once they arrive, … [Read More]
12.12 The Day gets a well-deserved third week in London cinemas
In the past few years the UK has benefited from a number of theatrical releases of recent Korean box office movies. Sometimes, the UK release has occurred while the movie is still showing in cinemas back in Korea, indicating a certain amount of confidence on the part of the distributors to invest in a title … [Read More]
Noryang: Deadly Sea – UK theatrical release
In 1598, the seven-year Imjin War nears an end as Wae invaders prepare to withdraw from Joseon. Admiral Yi Sun-shin leads an allied fleet of Joseon and Ming ships to annihilate the Wae army. Joseon, Ming, and Wae forces clash at Noryang Strait, the deadly sea where Admiral Yi fights his last valiant battle. Director: … [Read More]
12.12 The Day (서울의 봄) Theatrical release
After the assassination of President Park, martial law has been declared. A coup d’état bursts out by Defense Security Commander Chun Doo-gwang and a private band of officers following him. Capital Defense Commander Lee Tae-shin, an obstinate soldier who believes the military should not take political actions, fights against Chun Doo-gwang to stop him. According … [Read More]
Beyond Utopia – theatrical release
A suspenseful look at the lengths people will go to gain freedom, Beyond Utopia follows various individuals as they attempt to flee North Korea, one of the most oppressive places on Earth, a land they grew up believing was a paradise. At the film’s core are a mother desperate to reunite with the child she … [Read More]
Ransomed – UK theatrical release
Ransomed is a movie set in Beirut 1986, during the Lebanese civil war. A Korean diplomat is taken hostage without a trace. Two years later, a young diplomat, Min-jun, receives a phone call proving that the hostage is still alive. The movie follows the story of a South Korean diplomat who receives a coded message … [Read More]
The Roundup: No Way Out: UK theatrical release
The monster cop Ma Seok-do returns— This time, to the Metro Investigations! Seven years after the roundup in Vietnam, Ma Seok-do (Don LEE) joins a new squad to investigate a murder case. Soon, he finds out this case involves busting a synthetic drug and starts to dig deeper… Meanwhile, the guy behind it all—Joo Sung-chul … [Read More]
Film Premiere: Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV + theatrical release
Director Amanda Kim tells, for the first time, the story of Paik’s meteoric rise in the New York art scene and his Nostradamus-like visions of a future in which “everybody will have his own TV channel.” Thanks to social media, Paik’s future is now our present, and NAM JUNE PAIK: MOON IS THE OLDEST TV shows us … [Read More]
Broker: UK theatrical release
On a rainy night in Busan, So-young (Lee ‘IU’ Ji-eun) leaves her baby Woo-sung outside a ‘baby box’, a safe place set up in Korean churches for new mothers to leave unwanted infants. Instead, he’s picked up by Sang-hyun (Parasite’s Song Kang-ho) who runs an unofficial adoption brokerage and plans to find him a new … [Read More]
Hunt: UK theatrical release
Agents of the Korean National Intelligence Service (KNIS), Park Pyung-ho (Lee Jung-jae) and Kim Jung-do (Jung Woo-sung) are both independently hunting a North Korean spy within the agency. When the leaked top secret intel jeopardises national security, they are ordered to investigate each other and slowly start to uncover the shocking truth. HUNT is a … [Read More]
Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave – theatrical release
What happens when an object of suspicion becomes a case of obsession? Winner of Cannes Best Director in 2022, Park Chan-wook (OLDBOY, THE HANDMAIDEN) returns with a seductive romantic thriller that takes his renowned stylistic flair to dizzying new heights. When detective Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) arrives at a murder scene, he begins to suspect the … [Read More]