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London Korean Film Festival: 2021 Teaser Screenings

London Korean Film Festival: 2021 Teaser Screenings

Let's take a look at the preview films for this year's London Korean Film Fest

Posted on 22 Jun 202124 Jun 2021 by siibillamlawPosted in EditorialTagged 2021, LKFF, News. Leave a comment

Underdog

Underdog

An abandoned dog learns to not rely on humans in Oh Seong-yun and Lee Chun-baek’s animated adventure.

Posted on 24 Nov 202024 Nov 2020 by siibillamlawPosted in Adventure, Animated, Family, KoreaTagged 2018, Do Kyung-soo, Jeon Sook-kyung, Kang Seok, Lee Chun-baek, Lee Jon-hyeok, LKFF, Oh Sung-yoon, Park Cheol-min, Park Joong-guem, Park So-dam, Review, Tak Won-jung, Yeon Ji-won. Leave a comment

Bori

Bori

A young girl can’t quite fit in with her family in Kim Jin-yu’s appealing drama.

Posted on 17 Nov 2020 by siibillamlawPosted in Drama, KoreaTagged 2018, Choi Dae-sung, Heo Ji-na, Hwang Yoo-rim, Jung Yi-rang, Kim Ah-song, Kim Ja-young, Kim Jin-yu, Kim Jong-moon, Kwak Jin-seok, Lee Rin-ha, LKFF, Review. Leave a comment

Intimate Strangers

Intimate Strangers

The lives of seven friends are upturned when they let their phones do the talking.

Posted on 10 Nov 202010 Nov 2020 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Korea, ThrillerTagged 2018, Cho Jin-woong, Ji Woo, Jin Seon-kyu, Jo Dal-hwan, Jo Jung-suk, Kim Ji-soo, Kim Min-kyo, Lee Do-kyung, Lee Jae-kyoo, Lee Seo-jin, Lee Soon-jae, LKFF, Ra Mi-ran, Review, Song Ha-yoon, Yoo Hae-jin, Yoon Kyung-ho, Yum Jung-ah. Leave a comment

Pawn

Pawn

Two enforcers get more than they bargained for when they take a child as collateral in Kang Dae-gyu’s comedy-drama.

Posted on 5 Nov 2020 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Drama, KoreaTagged 2020, Ha Ji-won, Hong Seung-hee, Jin Yoo-young, Kang Dae-gyu, Kim Hee-won, Kim Jae-hwa, Kim Yun-jin, LKFF, Na Moon-hee, Park So-yi, Review, Sung Dong-il. Leave a comment

Moving On

Moving On

A family adjusts to new, crowded living conditions in Yoon Da-bi’s familial drama.

Posted on 31 Oct 2020 by siibillamlawPosted in Drama, KoreaTagged 2019, Choi Jung-woo, Kim Sang-dong, LKFF, Park Hyung-young, Park Seung-joon, Review, Yang Heung-ju, Yoon Dan-bi. Leave a comment

Ashfall

Ashfall

Only nukes can save the day in Lee Hae-jun and Kim Byung-seo’s volcanic blockbuster.

Posted on 24 Oct 2020 by siibillamlawPosted in Action, Disaster, Korea, ThrillerTagged 2019, Bae Suzy, Byeon Woo-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Jeon Hye-jin, Lee Byung-hun, LKFF, Ma Dong-seok, Review. Leave a comment

15th London Korean Film Festival: November 2020

15th London Korean Film Festival: November 2020

In an act of mercy, the LKFF returns for a 15th year and is bringing all its friends and family with it.

Posted on 20 Oct 20209 Feb 2021 by siibillamlawPosted in KoreaTagged 2020, Editorial, LKFF, News. Leave a comment

Why has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?

Why has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?

A trio of monks reflect on the hard questions in Bae Yong-kyun’s quiet, reflective piece.

Posted on 3 Dec 20193 Dec 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Drama, KoreaTagged 1989, Bae Yong-kyun, Choi Myeong-deok, Huang Hae-jin, Kim Hui-yeong, Ko Su-myong, Lee Eun-yeong, Lee Seong-hye, LKFF, Review, Sin Won-sop, Yi Pan-yong, Yun Byeong-hui. Leave a comment

A Coachman

A Coachman

Times are tough for an old-fashioned horse-and-cart man in a blossoming South Korea.

Posted on 19 Nov 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Drama, KoreaTagged 1961, Choi Seong-ho, Hwang Hae, Hwang Jeong-sun, Jang Hyeok, Jo Mi-ryeong, Ju Seon-tae, Kang Dae-jin, Kim Hie-gab, Kim Seung-ho, LKFF, Review, Shin Young-kyun, Um Aing-ran. Leave a comment

Scattered Night

Scattered Night

Two children face a broken future in a short, but affecting drama.

Posted on 17 Nov 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Drama, KoreaTagged 2019, Choi Jun-woo, Kim Hye-young, Kim Sol, Lee Ji-hyoung, LKFF, Moon Seung-ah, Review. Leave a comment

A Woman Judge

A Woman Judge

A newly appointed judge struggles against societal nonsense in this significant legal drama.

Posted on 13 Nov 201931 Dec 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Drama, Korea, LegalTagged 1962, Hong Eun-won, Kim Seok-hun, Kim Seung-ho, LKFF, Moon Jeong-suk, Park Am, Review, Um Aing-ran. Leave a comment

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