Embassy of the Republic of Korea and Korean Cultural Center host the 4th Korean Film Festival in the UAE. Opening with "The Singer (소리꾼)" that portrays beautiful Korean musical heritage, Pansori, this year’s festival brings rich selection of classical and modern Korean films in various genres.
Under the theme of “Literature on Screen”, selected films such as "The Story of Hong Gil-dong (홍길동전)" and "Our Twisted Hero (우리들의 일그러진 영웅)" are programmed to share the value of Korean literature. The year 2020, also marks the 70th anniversary of Korean War. "The Marines Who Never Returned (돌아오지 않는 해병)" will be screened to commemorate the history of Korea.
*Due to the Covid-19 crisis, all films will be screened on-line through this website.
*The films are available to watch in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait only.
*Each film will be available to watch for 3 day.
*All films are English subtitled. (EN)
*All modern films are also subtitled in Arabic. (AR)
*Downloading/recording the films is strictly prohibited and will be subject to legal consequences.
In the era of corruption, Hak-gyu sings songs and tells stories on the street with his band. One day, Hak-gyu's wife Gan-nan is kidnapped by gangsters and his daughter Cheong loses her eyesight after the incident. He decides to travel in search of his missing wife and learns that corrupted noblemen are behind the mob.
During the Korean War, a squad of Marines from the South battle in the North and are killed off one by one. South Korean soldiers save a girl, Young-hui, and they become a collective of foster fathers for this young girl. Young-Hui is instructed to continue hiding when she is delivered to their camp, out of fear that the general may send her to an orphanage. However, the marines need to depart her and head to a combat.
As NA Ok-boon scrutinizes around town and makes constant civil complaints, she is known as the ‘Goblin Granny’, and is a nightmare to the market merchants and the civil servants of the district office. Granny NA is not only passionate about making civil complaints, but also learning English. When she finds out Min-jae studied abroad and is proficient in English, she clings to him for help.
Human Bio, the biggest pharmaceutical company in Korea conducts illegal experiments on humans. One day, a test goes wrong and results in the creation of a zombie. Soon, in a remote countryside, the oddball PARK family makes their acquaintance with the zombie in question. Rather than afraid of this strange creature, PARK’s family plots to make money out of him.
Gil-dong is born as an illegitimate son of prime minister Hong and grows a chivalrous robber who stands up against the feudal system. He organizes a peasant movement group Hwalbindang to punish corrupt officials by robbing them of dishonest fortune and help the poor. The authorities go any length to arrest him to no avail. Finally Hong Gil-dong builds his own ideal country Yuldo Kingdom and becomes a king.
A former serial killer Byung-su gets diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The doctor tells him that it’s due to the aftereffects from the traffic accident he had 17 years ago; the same accident that stopped him from his killings and allowed him to live a normal life with his dear daughter. When a new series of murders occur near his town, Byung-su gets worried of his daughter and tries to keep her safe with his instincts.
Miso lives from day to day by housekeeping. Cigarettes and whiskey are the two things that get her through the day. When the government doubles the price of cigarettes, Miso decides to give up her house for cigarettes and whiskey and make a list of her friends to ask a favor to spare a room to sleep. She visits her dearest ex-band members that she hasn’t seen for a long time.
In Joseon Dynasty, despite many accomplishments he has made for the people, King Sejong, his biggest goal yet remains; the invention of original letters that can be read and written by all the people. But courtiers, who want to dominate the knowledge and the power, are against his will and discourage his belief. Frustrated King Sejong hears about a bonze Sinmi, a phonogram expert, and secretly brings him in the palace.
*This film is based on an alternative theory rather than historical fact of the invention of Hangeul, the Korean letters.
This is the story of the dreams, agony discord and friendship of a group of country school boys before the beginning of Korea's economic boom in the late 50s and 60s. The story begins with Han Byung-tae, a lecturer at a college entrance preparatory institute, recalling his primary school days, 30 years ago. Byung-tae's father was transferred at that time into a rural area from his government office in Seoul. Byung-tae started attending the local school, there he meets Um Suk-dae, the class monitor and bully. At first there is conflict between the two boys but eventually Byung-tae submits to the oppression.
Aspiring stockbroker Il-hyun dreams of making big money, but being a rookie without the right connections makes it difficult for him to survive in the cut-throat world of stock exchange market. So when he is approached by the "ticket man", an anonymous mastermind who secretly controls the stock market, he takes the chance despite the dire consequences.
In Joseon, there are geomancers, who help people designating propitious site for houses, stores and even graves under the belief that a grave in a good site will bring future fortune for descendants. PARK Jae-sang, one of a royal geomancers, loses his family in front of his eyes because he exposed the powerful KIM Jua-guen’s conspiracy about crown Prince’s grave site. PARK Jae-sang plans to make revenge to KIM Jua-guen and learns that he is looking for the most propitious grave site that would make his son the King of Joseon.
On the day of the 1st Citizen Participation Trial, all media’s attention is focused on this very first jury trial in Korea’s juridical history. Randomly selected 8 citizens are called up to rule a matricide case which is almost determined with conclusive evidences. While the judge waits for the 8 juries’ unanimous vote for “Guilty” to determine the conviction, these way-too-passionate juries start to overturn the case raising questions that had never been asked in the court…
