Director Ahn Gook-jin’s debut feature, ‘Alice in Earnestland’, has polarised audiences since its release – you’ll either love it or absolutely hate it – but those who can indulge themselves in Soo-nam’s surreally comic horror story will be rewarded with inventive set pieces bringing thoughts of numerous classic Korean films to mind. [Read More]
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Mother is a Whore (엄마는 창녀다, 2009) review: a bleak reversal of family and moral appearances
With its intelligently written and deftly executed narrative, Mother is a Whore (written and directed by, and starring Lee Sang-woo) serves not only as a searing, bleak and unsettling tale but also as an in-depth critique of the concept of family. [Read More]