This will be the first Korean movie to incorporate robotics motion capture technology. “Extreme Job” star Jin Seon-kyu and Yoo Hae-jin as a robot round up the space station’s crew. “A Werewolf Boy” director Jo Sung-hee is yet another to try his hand of the science-fiction genre this year, reuniting with his star from that film Song Joong-ki along with “ The Handmaiden” herself Kim Tae-ri for “Victory”, which will be set on a space station. He will play an expert negotiator who teams up with Hwang’s diplomat to save Korean nationals being held hostage in the Middle East. Joining Hwang and Yim’s team, which last worked together in the latter’s debut “Welcome to Waikiki”, will be Hyun Bin.
Helmed by “ Little Forest” director Yim Soon-rye, “The Point Men” will be breaking grounds as the first major Korean blockbuster film directed by a female director.
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Netflix has several frightening movies and TV shows hailing from Korea that may prove to be more rewarding to watch than other similar content produced in Hollywood. Kim Kwang-in)Īnother Hwang Jung-min vehicle and hostage situation drama this year that deserves special attention for several reasons is “The Point Men” (previously “Bargaining”). While American horror films and shows tend to rely heavily on predictable tropes like gore or jump scares, Korean horror tends to bend the genre more often than not. Without further delay, here is our list of highly anticipated films for the new year. While the releases for some of the films from our list last year have trickled down into this year, like “ The Man Standing Next“, “ Beasts Clawing at Straws” and “ Time to Hunt“, which are all releasing in the first couple of months this year, there’s still plenty of films to look forward to in 2020. Naturally, expectations are high from what Korean cinema has to offer this year. Simultaneously, independent cinema also flourished last year, with several smaller films winning big at various international film festivals around the globe, sending hopeful signs for the country’s independent cinema. Commercially as well, Korean films enjoyed a successful year, with both “ Extreme Job” and “Exit” benefiting from a strong word of mouth to secure their places among the highest grossing Korean films of all time at the domestic box office. “ Parasite” became the first film to win the coveted Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival as well as the first film to be nominated for and win a Golden Globe award after being nominated for both Best Director and Best Foreign Language Film, eventually being awarded the Best Foreign Language Film of the year. South Korea celebrated the centennial of the country’s cinema in style. While the South Korean TV and film industry has been around for over half a century, the last two decades in particular mark a rise in global recognition of the incredible body of workculminating in a historic win for Parasite at the 2020 Academy Awards and South Korean actress Yuh-Jung Youns win for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Minari at the 2021 Academy Awards.