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Directed by Sin Dong-il (신동일)
Screenplay by Lee Chang-won (이창원), Sin Dong-il (신동일)
107min | Release date in South Korea : 2009/06/25Synopsis
Min-suh, a 17-year old rebellious high school Korean girl, lives in a small apartment with her mother and her mother’s penniless lover. She hates mother’s lover and doesn’t understand both of them. Karim, a 29-year old Muslim migrant worker from Bangladesh has to leave Korea in a month. Before departing, he is desperately searching for h... More
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KOFIC Korean films showcase in Tokyo, will be held this year from November the 21st to the 30th as an official section of FILMEX. The annual event, designed to promote a diversity of Korean films to Japanese audiences will show everything from more commercial fare such as the current box office number one "Good Morning President" to art house films including the international film festival hit "Daytime Drinking" (2007). Other films include LEE Hae-joon's "Castaway on the Moon", LEE Yoon-ki's "My Dear Enemy" (2008) and the multi-ethnic independent "Bandhobi "directed by SIN Dong-il about a Bangladeshi migrant worker's relationship with a Korean girl. All in all, a total of 10 films will be screened over the FILMEX period.
Alongside other events will also be a seminar focusing on a strategy for expanding the domestic film market of both countries. Speaking at the seminar will be the Senior Vice President of CJ Entertainment, CHOI Joon-hwan whose company has vast international dis...| More | |||||||||
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Hindi Film Black has taken the number 5 spot at the Korean Box Office. The film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, not exactly commercial Bollywood fare itself with only one performed song, has managed to penetrate a market usually dominated by either Korean films or Hollywood commercial heavyweights. However, Korean audiences are becoming more diversified in their tastes recently. This year alone, sleeper, independent documentary "Old Partner", about a farmer and his cow trudged into the box office and quickly pulled in nearly 3 million viewers. Also this year, "Bandhobi" directed by SIN Dong-il became the first film starring a Bangladeshi actor. The film focuses on the plight Southeast Asian workers and in particular a Bangladeshi migrant and his relationship with a teenager Korean girl. "Bandhobi" was released on a small scale yet to a number of commercial screens.
Black is an Indian take on the story of deaf and blind Helen Keller who became an author and activist. The fi...| More | |||||||||
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Yet another trend has been identified in Korean cinema.
It's the rise of analog films that follow in the footsteps of "Old Partner". Honest, everyday characters depict the drama of everyday life, moving the hearts of viewers without the need for massive budgets. Eighteen-year-old Min-seo is experiencing the last throes of her growing pains while her mother is preparing to get married again. She goes through a number of odd jobs trying to earn money for a private tutor. Min-seo happens to pick up a wallet on the bus. Her finders-keepers moment is soon shattered when the owner turns up: Karim, an immigrant worker from Bangladesh. [Interview : Sin Dong-il Director of "Bandhobi" ] "I like films that tear down the prejudices or preconceptions we have about others. That's why I made this film". For Min-seo and Karim, it soon seems like they're the only two friends in the world. The friendship between this brave girl and honest young man is solemn at moments and lively at others....| More | |||||||||
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By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter "Jjambbong" is one of the most widely consumed local dishes, but it is neither Korean nor Chinese. The seafood noodle soup literally means "mixture". The Migrant Worker Film Festival (MWFF) celebrates the jjambbong spirit in the cultural context. "It's about cultural jjambong or multiculturalism, mixing together. We need to recognize foreigners as being part of the Korean social fabric", Mahbub Alam Pollob, a laborer-turned-cineaste and MWFF festival director, told The Korea Times in Seoul, Thursday. The foreign resident population surpasses 1 million while the number of migrant workers exceeds 520,000. However, many South Koreans seize upon the outdated notion of the country being homogenous, save for the native speaker English teachers at local academies and occasional news reports or documentaries spotlighting exploited migrant workers. "The press often portray us with a pitiful eye, but that makes people feel uncomfortable and avoid us mor...| More | |||||||||
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She is a 18 year old high school student who shares love boldly with a 29 year old laborer from Bangladesh. It was her first film and was able to give a very natural act. This film helps think about the Korean Society through the life of a high school student pressured by her mother to go to a good college while worrying about her mother's remarriage and the life of a foreign ...| More | |||||||||
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