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  Korean movie of the week "National Security"
  2013/05/16, Source,
  Korean movie of the week "National Security" (2012) Directed by Chung Ji-young With Park Won-sang, Lee Kyeong-yeong, Myeong Kye-nam, Kim Ee-seong, Seo Dong-soo, Kim Joong-ki-I,... Synopsis In 1985, Jong-tae Kim was illegally kidnapped in front of his wife and children and forcefully imprisoned by agents in the Namyoung area. And savage torture began,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "National Security"
  2012/12/07,
  For most of this film, a man is imprisoned and tortured. Who this man is, and why he is being tortured...really aren't that important. For nearly two hours, we watch him be brutalized and humiliated by his accusers. At one point an "interrogation expert" appears who astonishes everyone by apparently killing the victimized man by filling up the lungs with water, and continuing to do so long after his prisoner has lost consciousness. When it is discovered that the prisoner is not dead, despite appearances to the contrary, the other police give the expert a round of hearty applause. And all the while, the expert sings a happy working tune. "National Security" is a truly painful film to watch. Having grown up in Bush-era America, I'm all too familiar with the sort of enhanced interrogation that this film displays in abundance,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.11.30 ~ 2012.12.02
  2012/12/03,
  HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review  (2012.11.30 ~ 2012.12.02) Jo Sung-hee's triumphant fantasy drama "A Werewolf Boy" finally relinquishes the top spot after four weeks as Korea's choice film. The film was pushed down the line by Jo Geun-hyeon's action drama "26 Years" which claimed the lion's share of the ticket sales with 663,709. Jo Geun-hyeon has worked on the production of a number of successful Korea films (e.g. "A Tale of Two Sisters" and "The Concubine") but "26 Years" is his first major attempt at directing. His film stars Jin Goo, Han Hye-jin, Seulong, and Lee Kyeong-yeong in an action drama about an elite team tasked with convicting the "the person" responsible for the 1980 Gwangju massacre,...More

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  Added new posters for the Korean movie "National Security"
  2012/11/27, Source,
  Added new posters for the Korean movie "National Security",...More