The Birth of a Family (Movie - 2006)

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  Moon So-ri
  문소리
  As
  Mi-ra
  (미라)
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  Go Doo-shim
  고두심
  As
  Moo-sin
  (무신)
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  Uhm Tae-woong
  엄태웅
  As
  Hyeong-cheol
  (형철)
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  Gong Hyo-jin
  공효진
  As
  Seon-kyeong
  (선경)
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  Kim Hye-ok
  김혜옥
  As
  Mae-ja
  (매자)
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  Bong Tae-gyu
  봉태규
  As
  Kyeong-seok
  (경석)

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "The Birth of a Family"
  2014/09/12
  Technically it's probably most accurate to call "The Birth of a Family" an omnibus. The first two are non-connected stories which share only a general theme- that some people in the world are horribly impulsive and selfish, and it's the responsibility of their more level-headed family members to take charge for the mistakes of their more childish blood relatives. And this is true even if the entire part of the story right up until the end has been about said level-headed family members trying to avoid this eventuality and follow their dreams instead,...More

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  "Princess Aurora - Drama" wins over "Ugly Alert"
  2013/05/20, Source
  MBC daily drama "Princess Aurora - Drama" gets the first laugh in the competition with SBS "Ugly Alert". According to Nielsen Korea on the 21st, "Princess Aurora - Drama" rated 11.0% while "Ugly Alert" recorded 7.0%,...More

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  Song Ok-sook to star in "Ugly Alert" and "Goddess of Fire Jeongi"
  2013/05/08, Source
  Actress Song Ok-sook is appearing in the SBS drama "Ugly Alert" and MBC "Goddess of Fire Jeongi",...More

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  Hyun Woo to star in "Ugly Alert"
  2013/04/22, Source
  Actor Hyun Woo from the movie "A Frozen Flower" and MBC drama "Pasta" has been cast for the SBS daily drama "Ugly Alert". Sidus HQ, Hyun Woo takes on the role of Kang Cheol-soo who will for a mellow line with Gong Jin-joo (Choi Yoon-young), Gong Joon-soo's (Lim Ju-hwan) sister,...More

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  Kang So-ra in the new SBS drama "Ugly Alert"
  2013/04/21, Source
  The new SBS drama which was called "Ugly Alert" is now called "Ugly Alert" starring lead actress Kang So-ra and actor Lim Ju-hwan. Produced by Sin Yoon-seob and written by Jung Ji-woo from "My Love, Ugly", "Ugly Alert" announced the domination of daily dramas with its strong base story and mass scale. This drama advocates humanism dramas in which a man who seems pathetic; he changes his surroundings and looks around at the relationships that he has around him.,...More

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  MBC "Guam Heo Jun" starts off with 6.7%
  2013/03/18, Source
  The new MBC TV drama "Guam Heo Jun" started off with 6.7% on the 18th. According to Nielson Korea, "Guam Heo Jun" rated 6.7% and 7.9% nationally and capitally. KBS 2TV "Escape No.1" rated 7.2% and SBS "Masters At Work" rated 8.5%,...More

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  Lee Chae-young practicing scripts in the waiting room
  2012/12/27, Source
  Lee Chae-young was seen in the waiting room. Currently starring in the SBS daily drama "The Birth of a Family - Drama" as Ma Ye-ri, Lee Chae-young's picture was posted online recently. She is practicing her facial expressions in the waiting room in front of the mirror. She looks like a big eyed doll,...More

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  Korean dramas starting today 2012/12/05 in Korea
  2012/12/05, Source
  Korean dramas starting today 2012/12/05 in Korea "The Birth of a Family - Drama",...More

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  Actor Kim Jin-woo cast for SBS drama "The Birth of a Family - Drama"
  2012/11/27, Source
  Actor Kim Jin-woo is starring in the upcoming SBS daily drama "The Birth of a Family - Drama". According to his agency J Wide Company, Kim Jin-woo has completed the poster shoot for this drama and his role is a clothing designer and Lee So-yeon's younger brother,...More

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  Updated cast and images for the upcoming Korean drama "The Birth of a Family - Drama"
  2012/11/26, Source
  Updated cast and images for the upcoming Korean drama "The Birth of a Family - Drama",...More

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  Upcoming Korean drama "The Birth of a Family - Drama"
  2012/09/28, Source
  Added the upcoming Korean drama "The Birth of a Family - Drama"'s page to HanCinema database,...More

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  Art and Culture
  2012/08/01, Source
  It's Wednesday and it's celebrity news time with our Michelle Kim. She has the latest stories from Hollywood and beyond, so let's get right to business. Hello Michelle [Reporter : ] Hello Conn-young So what do you have for us today,...More

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  Korea's oldest silent film revived
  2012/07/15, Source
  Cho Hee-bong, right, narrates "Crossroads of Youth", the oldest surviving film in Korea, during a screening with a live music performance at Ewha Centennial Hall, central Seoul, Saturday. / Courtesy of the Cultural Heritage Administration By Kwon Mee-yoo As the black and white film began rolling, a four-piece band - keyboard, violin, cello and piano accordion - played music and a narrator explained the first scene of the film "Crossroads of Youth" at Ewha Centennial Hall located in Jeong-dong, central Seoul, Saturday. The silent film was revived with a modern twist after enormous effort from staff including a programmer, a director, a composer, musicians, singers and a narrator,...More

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  Korea's oldest silent film revived
  2012/05/30, Source
  Cho Hee-bong, right, narrates "Crossroads of Youth", the oldest surviving film in Korea, during a screening with a live music performance at Ewha Centennial Hall, central Seoul, Saturday. / Courtesy of the Cultural Heritage Administration As the black and white film began rolling, a four-piece band - keyboard, violin, cello and piano accordion - played music and a narrator explained the first scene of the film "Crossroads of Youth" at Ewha Centennial Hall located in Jeong-dong, central Seoul, Saturday. The silent film was revived with a modern twist after enormous effort from staff including a programmer, a director, a composer, musicians, singers and a narrator,...More

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  KOFIC and Korean companies at HK Filmart
  2012/03/05, Source
  (March 19 – 22, 2012) with sales companies such as 9ers and Mirovision. The Korean booth will also play host to production companies Film Factory Nu:n, Inc. and P.A.M. Korea Media as well as technical services companies Studio SH, Moneff and Studioraon, Inc,...More

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  Gong Hyo-jin: 'I Am Trying to Break My Limits'
  2012/02/27, Source
  Actress Gong Hyo-jin plays female protagonist Lee Hee Jin in the movie entitled "Love Fiction". Gong Hyo-jin is not an extremely beautiful actress. She has a tall height, slender body, and small and cute face, which are definitely merits for an actress, but she approaches the public with a completely different strategy. She presented pure and intense emotion in the movie "Crush and Blush" (2006) and the psychology of a straightforward woman with an understated personality in the movie "Rolling Home with a Bull" (2010). Gong Hyo-jin received huge popularity with the drama "The Greatest Love" last year, and she has made a comeback to movies after a two year-break with her appearance with actor Ha Jung-woo in "Love Fiction", which was directed by Jeon Gye-soo. Gong Hyo-jin will play a provocative woman named Hee Jin who works in a movie production company. She will fall in love with an unknown novelist named Joo Wol (Ha Jung-woo) in the movie,...More

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  Gong Hyo-jin Flashes Her Unique Charms in New Movie
  2012/02/25, Source
  Actress Gong Hyo-jin plays the role of a woman who does not care much for social conventions, but is nonetheless a charming, laid-back and unpredictable character in the romantic comedy "Love Fiction", which will be released next week. This marks a continuation from her previous acting choices in movies like "The Birth of a Family" and "Crush and Blush", which also saw her take on unconventional roles and turn unpleasant characters into lovable ones,...More

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  Director KIM Joong-hyeon
  2012/02/10, Source
  Ahead of its international premiere in the Berlinale Forum, director Kim Joong-hyeon talks about his debut feature film "Choked" with KIM Seong-hoon. - Photograph by CHOI Sung-yeol A low-budget film made at the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA), Kim Joong-hyeon's "Choked" deals with economic troubles and the dissolution of the family in contemporary Korean society. The film made its world premiere in the Busan International Film Festival's New Currents competition and is due for an international premiere in the Berlinale Forum section,...More

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  "Late Autumn - 2010" invited to Toronto
  2010/08/27, Source
  South Korean director Kim Tae-yong's ambitious Korea-China-US co-production ",...More

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  Chinese actress Tang Wei visited Korea last month
  2010/08/12, Source
  Chinese actress Tang Wei [Scene from film "Lust, Custion"] Hit film "Lust, Caution" heroine Tang Wei was belatedly known to have visited Korea last month. The Chinese actress flew into Korea to take part in post-production work for a remake of Korean film "Late Autumn - 2010" co-starring Hyun Bin, but her visit was kept mum from the public,...More

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  "My Dear Desperado" is not a romantic comedy or comedy
  2010/04/29, Source
  Actor Park Joong-hoon, actress Jung Yu-mi and director Kim Kwang-sik-I at the press conference for "My Dear Desperado" [Lee Jin-hyuk/10Asia] The smell of shellfish soup cooking fills the room and a red light shines on the stack of soju and beer bottles in the refrigerator. However, it is not a bar rather it is the set for the briefing for the movie. The briefing for the movie "My Dear Desperado" was held at a cart bar near Apgujeong because actor Park Joong-hoon wanted to "have a shot of soju while introducing the movie". The brave yet jobless Se-jin (played by Jung Yu-mi) and Dong-chul (played by Park Joong-hoon) the neighborhood gangster who lacks bravery and always gets beaten up are semi-basement one room neighbors. The two people who look like they would never get along, come together at a nearby snack shop to eat ramen and become close after having a drink together in their room. The audience can see the two people come together when the movie "My Dear Desperado" opens in theaters on May 20. Below are the excerpts from the press conference for the film "My Dear Desperado" attended by director Kim Kwang-sik-I, actor Park Joong-hoon and actress Jung Yu-mi,...More
• 2010 Korean Cinema Lineup
  2009/12/27, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  The past year represented hope and revitalization for Korean cinema. While problems such as piracy linger on, the forecast for 2010 cinema appears promising with diverse projects in the making.
  
  Cineastes are finding inspiration from the past and are bringing rem,...More
• Movies to Watch in 2010
  2009/12/07, Source
  The film industry is already preparing for next year. Many renowned filmmakers have returned to Korea to produce movies about war and sequels to hit movies.
  
  Director Im Kwon-taek will produce his 101st movie,...More

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  Lee Seo's Missing Person Wins Greek Honors
  2009/11/30, Source
  Debut director Lee Seo's dark social critique "Missing Person" won Artistic Achieve,...More
• Two Korean Classics to be Remade
  2009/11/13, Source
  Two Korean classic films from 2 prolific Korean directors whose films were part of and contributed to the famous Golden Age of Korean cinema are about to be remade. This period between the 1960's and 1970's helped lay the ground work for many of today's modern directors. The original ",...More
• Hyun Bin, Tang Wei-wei Cast in Korea-US Project
  2009/11/05, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  South Korean actor Hyun Bin and Chinese screen beauty Tang Wei-wei are set to appear in "Late Autumn - 2010" (working title), which will go int,...More
• Hong Sang-soo casts Moon So-ri
  2009/06/12, Source
  2002 Venice Film Festival's Best actress winner Moon So-ri will challenge herself this time with a leading role in director Hong Sang-soo's next project. Details about Hong's film are spa,...More
• Stars Shoot to Promote Green Film Festiva
  2009/04/23, Source
  Film stars and a musician have joined efforts to make a short video themed on a "green" lifestyle.
  
  According to the Seoul Green Film Festival organizer on April 20, "Family Ties" ("The Birth of a Family") director,...More

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  'Oishi Man': Magic of Love, Youth
  2009/02/19, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  Franz Kafka once said that "literature must be the axe for the frozen sea within us", and good movies, like books and other works of art, sometimes have such inspira,...More

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  KIM Han-min's sophomore project
  2009/01/20, Source
  February 19 will see the release of "Paradise Murdered" director's second feature film,...More

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  [ChanMi's movie news] Korean version of movie "Phonebooth", "Cell Phone"
  2008/09/30, Source
  Movie star Uhm Tae-woong will be starring in the new movie "Cell Phone, " a Korean version of the Hollywood movie that starred Colin Farrell, "Phonebooth". This movie will be released in theatres next year with Eom as Seung-min, an entertainment company director who cannot live a second without his cell phone. This is the first Korean thriller movie that uses the cell phone as the cause of problems. It will be a similar genre as the movie "Phonebooth".,...More

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  Moon So-ri returns to her salad days
  2008/09/25, Source
  Moon So-ri, an award-winning Korean actress, was a single when she joined the cast for ",...More
• Seoul-Stockholm Korean Film Festival
  2008/09/11, Source
  Following the success of its previous edition, the Seoul-Stockholm Korean Film Festival will showcase recent artistic and commercial hits from South Korea. Running September 17 – 21 at the Zita theater in Stockholm, the event will screen 8 Korean features, up from 5 shown in 2007.4 Korean directors,...More

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  [ChanMi's star news] Ryoo-Kong couple after 7 years of dating...
  2008/09/07, Source
  "Marrying at the flower blooming spring!" A new married star couple is made in the beginning of next year. Although they have not started the wedding arrangements and specifics, they have decided on their wedding march next Spring.,...More
• High school is horror
  2008/07/23, Source
  Somewhat late and on its own, but August 7 will finally welcome a Korean horror film to the summer entertainment circuit. The title "Death Bell" stands for midterms in Korean. The horror title will turn the figurative blood, sweat, and tea,...More
• Top directors assemble for short film fest's jury
  2008/06/13, Source
  The Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival (MSFF) assigned a high profile jury consisting of Korea's leading mainstream and independent directors. Park Jin-pyo heads a jury further comprised of:,...More
• Korean Films Premiering at 9th JIFF
  2008/04/16, Source
  Ten Korean features will have their World Premiere at the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) this spring. Now in it's 9th edition the festival will run May 1st – 9th in the attractive and historical city of Jeonju, in North Jeolla province.
  
  Korean highlights include documentary director,...More

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  Kim Hae-sook, Romance with 23 year junior
  2008/03/20, Source
  Middle-aged actress Kim Hae-sook will be the main character of "Viva! Love". Thi,...More
• Ryoo Seung-bum and Gong Hyo-jin are co-starring in "Dajjimawa Lee", suggesting the possibility of reunion
  2008/01/09, Source
  Ryoo Seung-bum and Gong Hyo-jin are going to co-starring in "Dachimawa Lee" (Director,...More
• 2nd France-Korean Film Fest in Paris
  2007/12/04, Source
  The 2nd annual France Korean Film Festival (Festival Franco-Coréen du Film) will take place Dec 12 -18 in Paris. Presented in partnership with Association 1886, an organization of young students and filmmakers from France and Korea, the goal of the festival is to promote fresh and promising creativ,...More
• Korean Film Showcase to be Held in Japan
  2007/11/29, Source
  The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) is to hold a showcase event in Tokyo, Japan from December 8 - 14, to introduce 9 Korean films to Japanese viewers.
  
  The event is a result of KOFIC's continuous efforts to expand the market base for Korean films in Japan by presenting Korean films of both quality an,...More
• Showcase of Korean Movies in Japan
  2007/11/28, Source
  The Korean Film Council will hold a showcase of Korean movies in Japan to introduce Korean cinematography in the neighboring country.
  
  Nine outstanding films will be screened in Japan Dec. 8-14 under the auspices of the Japanese company Cinequanon, which has contributed greatly to promoting the Ko,...More

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  LEE Chang-dong in Focus in Greece
  2007/11/14, Source
  A complete retrospective of critically acclaimed Korean director Lee Chang-dong will be featured at the 48th Thessaloniki International Film,...More
• 2nd London Korean Film Festival Starts
  2007/11/01, Source
  15 Korean films are being showcased this November at the 2nd annual London Korean Film Festival, screening at the Barbican in London's financial district. Opening the weeklong festival, which runs the 2nd to the 8th, is Kim Ki-duk's 2007 Canne,...More
• Asian Film Market and PPP Results
  2007/10/16, Source
  The Asian Film Market was again bustling in its second year although buyers tended to window-shop and take notes for later. A number of Korean films were picked up mainly for TV/DVD rights. Korean sales agent Cineclick Asia sealed a number of deals, selling all rights to,...More
• Lee Joon-ik Casts Soo Ae and Uhm Tae-woong
  2007/08/29, Source
  The leading roles for Lee Joon-ik's "Sunny" (Nimeun Meon Gose, English translation: "someone dear is far away") went to Soo Ae and,...More
• Jung Jin-young, Uhm Tae-woong, Jung Kyung-ho to join Director Lee Joon-ik
  2007/08/28, Source
  The male cast for Director Lee Joon Ik's new film has been determined.
  
  With Soo Ae as the female lead, Jung Jin-young,,...More
• Lotte Cinema Holds Rerun of Grand Bell Awards Winners
  2007/06/19, Source
  Winners of the main prizes at this year's Grand Bell Awards were screened again in cinemas from June 18. Lotte Cinema presented reruns of top-prize winner "Family Ties" ("The Birth of a Family") along with other awardees:,...More
• "Family Ties" ("The Birth of a Family") Wins Top Prize at Home
  2007/06/12, Source
  The nation's oldest film awards ceremony, the Grand Bell Awards, gave its top prize to low-key hybrid-family-drama "Family Ties" ("The Birth of a Family") , directed by,...More
• 44th Grand Bell Award Nominations
  2007/06/05, Source
  One of South Korea's top two annual film awards ceremonies will take place June 8th in the city of Daejeon. The 44th Grand Bell Awards, which is televised nationally, will be accompanied by the week long Daejeon Film Festival which will showcase 66 domestic films including last year's sensational <,...More

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  Uhm Tae-woong Joins The Best Moment of Our Lives
  2007/05/14, Source
  Uhm Tae-woong will play opposite the female leads Moon So-ri and,...More
• 14 Korean Films go to Italy's Far East Fest
  2007/04/17, Source
  The 9th Udine Far East Film Festival boasts one of the largest showcases of Asian cinema in Europe. This year around 60 titles from across Asia were selected to screen at the event which runs April 20th to 28th in the picturesque northern Italian city. This year 14 top Korean films were invited, o,...More
• 2 Korean Films Awarded at 9th Deuville
  2007/04/05, Source
  Local blockbuster "The King and the Clown" and low-budget drama "Ad-Lib Night" took home two of the four main awards handed out the 9th Deuville Asian Film Festival,...More

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  Kim Ki-duk's New Work Sold to France
  2007/03/29, Source
  Director Kim Ki-duk's 14th film "Breath" has been sold to French distributor ARP before its domestic release.
  
  Film marketer CineClick Asia sai,...More
• Korean Competitors at Barcelona Fest
  2007/03/19, Source
  The ninth edition of the Barcelona Asian Film Festival has selected Kim Tae-yong's "Family Ties" ("The Birth of a Family") (Gajokui Tansaeng),,...More
• Top Women Filmmakers of 2006 Awarded
  2007/01/03, Source
  In Korea's male dominated society, the film industry holds an interesting position as a place where a conservative 'boys on top' mentality stubbornly persists and where emerging, feminist voices have gained a stronghold. Filmmaking is no longer the boys club it was, and each December, the Festival,...More
• Healing Movies
  2006/12/30, Source
  It happened once again. People tear apart my heart countless times all throughout the year and I also unconsciously hurt others. And they are mostly someone very close to me.
  
  It is now time to heal these wounds and to prepare for a new year. So, how about wrapping up the year while watching movie,...More
• BONG's Host Takes Top Prize at Blue Dragon
  2006/12/21, Source
  Bong Joon-ho's all-time box-office champion "The Host" made a splash at the 27th Blue Dragon film awards, which held its year-end ceremony Dec. 15th in Seoul. The summer blockbuster a,...More

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  Family Ties Takes Top Prize in Greece
  2006/12/04, Source
  Korean hybrid ensemble drama Family Ties ("The Birth of a Family") was awarded the Golden Alexander for best film at the 47th Th,...More

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  Actress Moon to Wed Film Director
  2006/11/30, Source
  By Han Eun-jung
  Staff Reporter
  
  Actress Moon So-ri will tie the knot with film director,...More
• Cinecube kicks off an exhibition on the best Korean films in 2006
  2006/11/09, Source
  Cinecube ( http://www.cinecube.net) in Shinmunro, Seoul is running the Special Exhibition on Korean Films of the Year from Nov. 15 to 21.
  The exhibition showcases the five most beloved Korean films this year:,...More
• Sales at the Asian Film Market
  2006/11/03, Source
  This year's Pusan International Film Festival witnessed the opening of the inaugural Asian Film Market, a comprehensive film industry hub which covers many aspects of filmmaking from pre-sales, sales, and financing to production and post facilities as well as a casting network for up-and-coming star,...More
• Korean Movies to Make Inroads into Los Angeles
  2006/10/30, Source
  The three Korean films, which have been highly recognized from the world's movie critics and viewers, will make inroads in the mainland of the United States.
  
  The Korean movies will be screened at the AFI Los Angeles Film Festival, which is to be held at Arclight Hollywood and other venues around,...More
• KOFIC names recipients of subtitle support fund
  2006/09/05, Source
  The Korean Film Council has announced the recipients of the second round of its 2006 Subtitle Translation and Print Production support program. Seven feature films and three short films were selected out of 18 total submissions (15 feature films, 3 short films).
  
  The program provides funding for t,...More

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  Movie With English Subtitles
  2006/08/31, Source
  Family Ties ("The Birth of a Family" - Kajogui Tansaeng) (2006)
  
  
  Seoul Selection Bookstore
  
  11:00 a.m. Saturday
  
  Directe,...More
• Korean Int. Premiers Compete in Toronto
  2006/08/14, Source
  Two Korean films have been added to the Discovery Section of the 31st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) running this September 7th to 16th. TIFF ranks alongside Cannes, Berlin and Venice as one of the world's top film events. Korea's extremely successful local hit King and the Clown and the,...More
• Korean Movies Welcomed to Toronto International Film Festival
  2006/08/04, Source
  Some Korean movies are warmly welcomed to the 31st Toronto International Film Festival, which will be held in Toronto from September 7 through 16. it is the biggest non-competitive film festival in the North American region.
  
  First of all, "Family Ties" (",...More
• "The Birth Of A Family" Invited to Toronto Film Festival
  2006/08/04, Source
  The movie "The Birth of a Family" directed by Kim Tae-yong has been invited to the "Discovery" category of the 31st Toronto International Film Festival slated for Septembe,...More
• Rising Star
  2006/06/09, Source
  by Mun-Myung Hu
  
  Audiences will rave over the masterfully acted-out Korean movie, "Family Ties" ("The Birth of a Family"). Go Doo-shim (playing Mu-shin) who looks after t,...More
• Film sees love, not blood ties, key for family
  2006/05/22, Source
  It's interesting to compare how Korean and English dictionaries define the word "family". While the former defines "family" as a group of people related to each other through marriage, in the latter (there can be exceptions, mind you) the "marriage" part is gone.
  
  Though not widely accepted as "pr,...More

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  'Family' Plays by Its Own Wonderful Rules
  2006/05/18, Source
  By Joon Soh
  Contributing Writer
  
  Every once in a while, there comes a movie that spins in a separate orbit from all others. Coming out of left field, it seems to play by a completely different set,...More
• A War of Films This Spring
  2006/04/23, Source
  Local Human Dramas Compete With Hollywood Blockbusters
  
  
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  Spring is traditionally an off-season for the local film industry. But next month seems to be an exception to the rule.
  
  Many small-budget local movies and Hollywood blockbusters are slated for release,...More