Metro Cinema Society: Korean Film Festival

Korean Film Festival

Experience some of the best of Korean cinema with 8 films. Screening at the Plaza in Calgary from April 24 - 27, and in Edmonton at Metro Cinema from May 1 - 3, 2009.

For more info or to pre-purchase tickets or VIP passes, please visit www.koreanfilmfest.org. Advance tickets are $8, price at the door will be $10. Purchase a VIP pass, get access to all 8 films for only $60.

Official Site

King and Clown

Director: Lee Joon-Ik

South Korea 2005, 119 min, 35mm

May 1 (2009) @ 7pm

In the years of the infamous King Yeon-san, two clowns start a play that is satirical of the king and become popular among the common people. But soon they get arrested for treason, and they bet their lives on making... view more

Forbidden Quest

Director: Kim Dae-Wu

South Korea 2006, 139 min, 35mm

May 1 (2009) @ 9:30pm

An aristocrat with connections to the royal court decides to try his hand at writing erotic novels for the masses, and is more successful than he ever expected. Forbidden Quest is a 2006 South Korean drama. The story recounts part of... view more

Christmas in August

Director: Hur Jin-Ho

South Korea 1998, 97 min, 35mm

May 2 (2009) @ 4pm

This is a debut feature by director Hur Jin-ho and stars two of the most popular actors in Korea today, Han Suk-kyu (The Contact, No. 3, Green Fish,The Ginkgo Bed) and Shim Eun-ha (Art Museum by the Zoo).

Secret Sunshine

Director: Lee Chang-Dong

South Korea 2007, 141 min, 35mm

May 2 (2009) @ 6pm

Secret Sunshine is a 2007 South Korean film directed by Special Director's Prize and Asian Film Award winner Lee Chang-dong. The Korean title, (Milyang or Miryang) is given after the city that served as the film's setting and filming location.... view more

Like a Virgin

Director: Lee Hae-Young and Lee Hae-Joon

South Korea 2006, 116 min, 35mm

May 2 (2009) @ 9pm

Chubby high school student and Madonna-devotee Oh Dong-ku believes himself to be a woman trapped in a man's body. Living with his abusive, alcoholic father, Dong-ku works part-time and saves his money for the sex change surgery he craves. Despite... view more

Bunt

Director: Park Kyu-Tae

South Korea 2007, 96 min, 35mm

May 3 (2009) @ 4:30pm

A father hopes against the odds to have his developmentally challenged boy Dong-gu graduate from elementary school, but school officials are pushing him to transfer to a special school for disabled children. Hope comes when the school baseball team, which... view more

The Show Must Go On

Director: Han Jae-rim

South Korea 2007, 112 min, 35mm

May 3 (2009) @ 7pm

Kang In-gu (Song Kang-ho) is a gangster. He constantly has to look after his incompetent subordinates and also has to watch out that the rivalling Jaguar gang doesn't snatch his deals in town. However, In-gu is faster than his rivals... view more

Epitaph

Director: Jeong Bum-sik and Jeong Sik

South Korea 2007, 98 min, 35mm

May 3 (2009) @ 9:30pm

A country hospital in Korea in the 1950s. A staff composed largely of medical students learning their trade. A mysterious body discovered frozen into the ice. It is a perfect recipe for something horrific and that is exactly what hot... view more