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It seems the 1995 film “Kids” still sends ripples across the movie industry, with Lee Hwan implementing a similar approach for his movie about young adults, although the focus here seems to be more on the visuals and impression rather than context itself, while the influence of Kim Ki-duk is equally evident.

“Young Adult Matters” is available from Echelon Studios

High schooler Se-jin seems to be a kind of sociopath, since her reactions to what is happening in her life are minimal if any and her overall actions equally perplexing. Se-jin lives with her younger sister, and frequently spends her time slashing her arms and uploading the deed on Instagram feeds, something that has caused her to be intensely bullied in school. The one who bullies her, however, is Eun-jeong, a girl who also happens to be her lesbian lover who tortures her in school and then searches for her during...

After a great couple years that 2019 and 2020 were for South Korean cinema, big things were expected in 2021. With the virus situation calming down briefly and providing some relief, it looked set to be a promising year, as productions that were halted kicked back into gear and high-profile films that were awaiting release finally started to find their way back to the theatres. However, in terms of the quality of the output that we received, it would be safe to say that the industry could not quite capitalise on the success of the preceding two years and in fact can be seen taking a step back in 2021.

In any case, from what we did get, here are the best South Korean film of 2021, in reverse order. Some films may have premiered in 2020, but since they mostly circulated in 2020, we decided to include them.

15. Hard Hit (Kim Chang-ju)

Busan plays racetrack for the story,...

It seems the 1995 film “Kids” still sends ripples across the movie industry, with Lee Hwan implementing a similar approach for his movie about young adults, although the focus here seems to be more on the visuals and impression rather than context itself, while the influence of Kim Ki-duk is equally evident.

“Young Adult Matters” is screening at the Florence Korea Film Fest

High schooler Se-jin seems to be a kind of sociopath, since her reactions to what is happening in her life are minimal if any and her overall actions equally perplexing. Se-jin lives with her younger sister, and frequently spends her time slashing her arms and uploading the deed on Instagram feeds, something that has caused her to be intensely bullied in school. The one who bullies her, however, is Eun-jeong, a girl who also happens to be her lesbian lover who tortures her in school and then searches...

Over 100 films, stories of women, of precarious work, portraits of contemporary Korean society, between bourgeoisie and working classes; this is the 19th edition of the Florence Korea Film Fest, the most important Italian festival dedicated to the best of cinematography of contemporary South Korea, from 21 to 28 May in Florence, live (pending the provisions regarding the health emergency) at the La Compagnia cinema and online on the Più Compagnia and Mymovies.it platforms. The event, conceived and directed by Riccardo Gelli of the Taegukgi – Toscana Korea Association, is organized with the support of the Tuscany System Foundation, the Tuscany Region, the Metropolitan City of Florence, the Municipality of Florence, Kofic – Korean Film Council.

As every year, the Programme features a rich lineup of over 100 films, including short films and documentaries. Spotlights are on the homage to Kim Ki-Duk, one of the most important filmmakers in world cinema – who recently passed away, at...