Struggling financially, Me-ja and Dal-su live together, get pregnant unintendedly, and decide to sell the baby to a wealthy, infertile couple.
Naju Mayor
В 1801 году, после того, как на трон взошел новый король, ученый Чон Як Чон, служивший покойному королю, был сослан на остров Хеук-сан. Там он знакомится с Чан-дэ, молодым рыбаком, который является большим поклонником конфуцианства и обладает обширными знаниями о море.
Hospital Patient
A couple's hospital tryst is caught on X-Ray. Thinking she and her boyfriend are the ones in the compromising radiograph, nurse Yoon-young goes in the next day to resign only to find that everyone has called in sick except the head doctor.
Brigadier Gen. Im Chun-bong
Сентябрь 1950 года, силы южан удерживают пусанский периметр. Генерал Дуглас Макартур готовит дерзкий план Инчхонской десантной операции и решает провести несколько диверсионных высадок в тылу врага. Одним из таких мест становится Чансари в провинции Кёнсан-Пукто на противоположной от Инчхона стороне Корейского полуострова. Туда 13 сентября отправляются 772 добровольца — студенты, прошедшие только двухнедельную строевую подготовку и даже не получившие личные номера. Об этой самоубийственной миссии узнаёт военная журналистка Маргерит Хиггинс.
Village foreman
A man with criminal past makes a promise to his mother to turn his life around after he realizes how miserable he has made her.
Himself
10 years from them to now, people who miss the late president Roh Moo-hyun tell their stories.
Yun-yeong's Father
Yoon-young has been harboring feelings for Song-hyun, a friend's wife. When he finds out that she is divorced, Yoon-young and Songhyun take a trip to Gunsan on a whim. They find lodging at an inn where the middle-aged owner lives with his autistic daughter who does not leave her room. The four become star crossed lovers in the city of Gunsan.
Чонган живет вместе с матерью в глухой деревне. Мать надеялась, что Чонган вырастит великим воином, хотя сам он мечтает о жизни простого фермера в родной деревне. Но когда начинается война, Чонгана призывают в армию. И скоро он оказывается на передовой…
Choi Yong Deuk is a hard worker in Gwandong Village and he's about to become the village chief. Yong Deuk was nominated as chief of the village for his hard-working traits and trustworthy character. However, Man Soo, a politician from Seoul decreases Yong Deuk's chances of becoming chief. Will he beat Man Soo and become the village chief?
Self
In 2002, the Millennium Democratic Party elects the first presidential candidate by introducing a popular election system. While politicians like Ki Ra-seong have joined the election, Roh Moo-hyun the very last candidate with only 2% approval, throws in his hat. This is the story of a nation and the nation he led.
Jeong Man-ho
Eunha, who is a stateless person, is imprisoned for charged with murder. A warmhearted, coolheaded correctional officer goes through turbulent changes of his emotions after he meets the woman. The movie depicts the extraordinary love between the two in the limited space of a penitentiary facility.
Jeongsu
Coincidence brings Gyohwan, a ´keyboard warrior´ who has left home and is moving from gosiwon to gosiwon, and Jeongsu, a ´patriotic senior citizen´ who has fought all his life against the left wing, together who become close like a grandfather and grandson. A black comedy about the two who each prepare for their last big event which leads to disaster.
Dope Cock
Art college students, Nuri and Hoon have illegal plan instead of preparing graduation piece. But they need one more member for it.
North Korean Lieutenant General
Missing and death cases take place in succession along the Korean Demilitarized Zone. South Korea forms a unit led by Captain Jo Jin-Ho and First Lieutenant Shin Yoo-Hwa as assistant leader. They are given only 24 hours to find out the truth behind the incidents. Team members find evidence, but they feel like something isn't right.
Художник Ха Рим ослеп после несчастного случая. Его жена Сунь Ён долго и безуспешно ищет донора роговицы, пока не повстречает больного раком Дэ Гына, с которым заключает шокирующую и опасную сделку.
Chairman
Безработный парень Пак Ку отчаянно пытается заработать, для чего принимает участие в клинических испытаниях нового препарата для фармацевтической компании. В результате неизвестного побочного эффекта он медленно превращается в рыбу. Причудливая ситуация становится горячей новостью, и рыба-человек Ку оказывается в центре внимания и становится суперзвездой.
Ma-nim (Kim Jeong-ah-II) becomes a widow after her husband dies from sickness and she arrives at Bukgando to get remarried. Her new husband is a handsome and wealthy man but he is killed by a Japanese even before she spends a night with him. Ma-nim is alone in the big house once again. Everyone by her husband's side leaves and only the grandfather and slave named Bau are left behind. One day, Ma-nim notices that Bau has a way of staring at her and she is overcome by a strange feeling. She'd to oppress her desires as a woman because of her two short marriages and strict identity. Bau had never made love with a woman before but she didn't mind his gaze on her. The two of them start a forbidden love behind grandfather's back...
Do-chul
Непроста жизнь Су-нам. Она вышла замуж за глухого мужчину, который, к тому же, стал почти нетрудоспособен после несчастья на работе. Ради покупки общего дома женщине пришлось вкалывать на всевозможных работах 9 лет. Дом куплен, но новая напасть! Муж Су-нам в коме. Ей нужно оплатить огромный больничный счёт. И тут удача! В её районе запланирована реконструкция, а всем жильцам должны выплатить хорошую компенсацию. Женщина решает немного помочь районному офису в осуществлении проекта, однако определённые события "пробуждают к жизни" интересные и пугающие особенности характера героини…
Father, son and even grandson, are all mesmerized by this 29-year-old sexy mom. Yong-tae is a dying cancer patient whose wife passed away. Seong-min is a nuisance of a son who is of no use. Yeong-chan is Yong-tae’s grandson who is addicted to porn. A sexy mom comes into the lives of these three men one day. Jin-hee brings positive feelings into the house and prescribes her personal methods of treatment for the three men. Who will get it on with mom?
Mr. Kim
Kim In-in is about to die. To protect his deathbed, Sang-woo's family visits the hospital. Kim In-in asks Sang-woo about the whereabouts of Byung-cheol, but Byung-cheol avoids contact. Kim In-in, who was looking for Byung-cheol until his death, faces a lonely death while Sang-woo and his family are watching, and Sang-woo turns to where Byeong-cheol lives.
Father-in-law
A Vietnamese woman, Thuy, is married to a Korean man and lives with her in-laws in rural Korea. One day, her gambling-addict husband is killed in a motorcycle accident. The woman gets suspicious because her husband was not even able to ride a bicycle. She wants to investigate her husband's death, while the villagers find her annoying
Jung-woo's father
Dreaming of a box-office hit, an adult-movie director teams up with his crew of three misfits to lure a top actress into starring in his new film.
Jang Gi-no
A reporter who lives an extreme life stumbles upon a countryside village one day and unravels the hideous secrets behind it.
Elder Lee
Dong-seok Cha, a documentary producer, made a documentary about 'Geochang massacre in 1951' for its 60th anniversary, but it is not selected as a broadcasting program for its lack of impact. So, PD Cha is disappointed until he meets Ji-yoon and her grandfather Lee, who was a soldier at the time of 'Geochang massacre in 1951', and has lost his memories by disease. Ji-yoon and Lee come down to Geochang to find a girl in a picture, which Lee has kept for his life. PD Cha thinks that it is a great chance to take impact on the documentary by filming him.
Director Song
Coming to grips with the truth that he will never earn a living playing baduk, a young man's chance encounter with a local gangster finds him with a new pupil in this drama about the vastly different past and future of the two men.
"A Journey with Korean Masters" is an omnibus film compiling four shorts created by directors who once dominated Korean cinema: Park Chul-soo, Lee Doo-yong, Lee Jang-ho, and Chung Ji-young. This modest project is the product of collaboration between professional and amateur actors of all ages and the masters. The aim was to promote the city of Seoul and the harmony of old and new. The project began as a promotional event, but its cinematic quality is equal, if not superior, to any Korean films officially invited to BIFF this year. That is by no means simply being polite. This special screening is the perfect opportunity to enjoy the unique characteristics of masters experiencing a cinema renaissance in their twilight years.
Dong Jung-ho
События развиваются в Берлине, в Германии. Северокорейский агент, который проникает в южнокорейскую организацию, но затем оказывается брошенным своей страной. Чтобы устранить северокорейского агента посылают киллера. Он вместе со своей женой пытается бежать.
Executive director Park
4 сентября 1985 года в Сеуле тридцатисемилетний политический деятель и бывший лидер демократической федерации молодежи Ким Чжон-Тэ, борящийся против военной диктатуры Чон Ду-Хвана, был незаконно арестован на глазах жены и детей и доставлен в специальный центр допросов в районе Намёндон.
Real Estate Broker
This atmospheric drama follows photographer Min-woo, who enters into a torrid affair with a now-married ex-girlfriend, although he is distracted by a building obsession with the tormented ghost of the young woman who used to live in his apartment.
Kim Yang-gil
In a peaceful barbershop, a timid barber confronts a stranger who has started to send blackmail notes. Whenever the stranger comes to the barbershop, the amount of money he demands becomes greater and greater. Driven to desperation, the barber hires a detective, who discovers a shocking truth about the blackmailer.
Producer
A woman gets killed in a department store. No one imagines this could lead to serial murders, but two days after the first murder, another homicide occurs. A woman is suffocated to death and the only evidence left at the crime scene is a sticker of the cartoon character “Princess Aurora”.
Producer
История любви между непутевым парнем, только вышедшим из тюрьмы, и девушкой, искалеченной церебральным параличом. Запретная страсть, из-за которой герой получает срок, а героиня — нежданное и короткое счастье.
Laundry man
While approaching the end of his mundane military service, directionless 24-year-old Joon attempts to sort out his complicated feelings for an older married woman, his ex-girlfriend and her vivacious sister.
Staff Member of South Korean Embassy
Sugihara, a Japanese-born, third-generation Korean teenager struggles to find a place in a society that will not accept him.
Ji-hum's Father
Кровавая война, разделившая Корею на два непримиримых лагеря, оставила незаживающие раны в душах простых людей. Среди них — три обитателя маленького городка — несчастная девушка, застенчивый юный художник и сын американского солдата, чья мать сошла с ума от горя и бедности. Этих непохожих друг на друга героев объединила общая судьба, полная безысходности и жестокости.
Dal-chi
A wimpy, incompetent bank clerk decides to become a pro wrestler.
Executive Producer
История несчастного человека, обеспокоенного будущим и отягощенного печальным опытом прошлого. Многие эпизоды из жизни героя отражают современную реальность жизни в Корее: служба в армии, издевательство над противниками политического режима будучи полицейским, неудачное вложение в бизнес. Эти символические этапы перемешиваются с аспектами личной жизни героя: любовная интрига по молодости, последствия которой продолжают преследовать героя, и его несчастливый, неудавшийся брак.
Chef
Han-kook starts to work as an apprentice chef at a Chinese restauraunt belonging to his father's friend, but rather than follow the painstaking process of preparing the food by hand, Han-kook begins to use pre-processed ingredients.
송교수
Ad copywriter Sang-joon and event planner Ji-hyun meet for the first time in an elevator and decide to get married right away. But marital bliss is short lived for these two with the arrival of their son Nu-ri. Ji-hyun, exhausted from raising a baby, wants to go back to work. She thinks of a clever plan to return to her job.
Judge Park Ki-poong lost his wife on the day his son Su-seok was born. As a result of this tragedy, Ki-poong ignores his son and Su-seok resents his father. The bad blood between the judge father and the lawyer son come to a volatile but humorous climax in the courtroom when they are on opposing ends of a divorce case.
Chef
A hotel bellboy having recently been dumped falls in love with a leg model who's a regular guest at the hotel' she and her lover meet regularly in room 901. One day, her lover gets killed in a hit-and-run accident. Also around this hotel is a telephone operator, whom wishes to waste her time. Her fixation is with a taxi ride. When she gets into a cab, she doesn't tell the driver where to go, and the driver doesn't ask. They just speed along the city at night.
He already has 101 fraudulent methods but now he plans to break into the building of a high-ranking civil servant...
Driver
Seo-rin learns that life can be cruel when she is abandoned by her mother in a movie theater as a child. She grows up on the streets and eventually meets the insomniac Jeong-il and is charmed by his innocence. Although their initial encounter is brief, it launches them on a quest for love and a search for each other
Producer
Returning home and finding his town drastically changed, a former soldier falls in with gangsters.
Kim Yang-gil
Returning home and finding his town drastically changed, a former soldier falls in with gangsters.
(uncredited)
Park Bong-Gon is having problems at home with her husband and his temper. She decides to leave and pursue her childhood dream of becoming a singer and begins seeing it through at a club called the Arabian Night. Her husband, upset with her disappearance, enlists a man who specializes in finding runaway housewives...
Detective
This film depicts the passion and frustration of young people who dream of becoming popular rock musicians. Dohyun neglects his studies because he is only interested in one thing - rock music. He comes to Seoul to work and ente rs a band. he meets his future manager, Jeewoo, and makes his debut as a singer. However, the production of his first album is cancelled because it is considered 'not commercial' enough. Dohyun returns to his hometown, depressed. Jeewo, however, finds him and helps him open his first gig after weeks of practice. The gig turns out to be a complete failure. Dohyun and his friends sing in the middle of the street with pedestrians as their spectators. The film ends with Dohyun frustrated over his unsuccessful career as a rock musician.
In-hak
Kil is a professional hitman, who leads a very lonely life composed of a pack of Marlboro, instant noodle, cash in the freezer, a knife, a motorcycle and Chichi, a pet monkey. But when he bumped into a beautiful call girl Suha, his life could never be the same...
Worker
A young girl is caught up in the 1980 Gwangju massacre, where Korean soldiers killed hundreds, if not thousands, of protesters who opposed the country's takeover by the military the year before. Flashbacks show the girl seeing her mother shot to death in the massacre. The film spurred the Korean public to demand the truth behind the incident, and their government eventually opened previously classified files on the massacre.
Chun Dalsoo, a scoundrel who has nothing better to do, makes his living by attending military exercises in place of his friends. One day, he goes to the bank with Eunji, a cashier in a cafe. To Dalsoo’s surprise, he finds ten billion won in his bank account.
Tae-il's Father
Activist and law school graduate Kim is being persecuted by the mid-’70s Park regime for trying to write a book about Jeon Tae-il, a union activist who immolated himself at age 22 to protest government hypocrisy.
[Shooting range owner]
A comic book store in Garibong-dong is run by a beautiful woman (Choi Myoung-gil) better known as Madam. This store stays open late into the night, thus attracting varied types of people such as gangsters and hustlers.
Lieutenant
A satirical allegory of contemporary South Korean politics, the film follows the exploits of two convicts who accidentally escape while being transferred to another prison. Before they can turn themselves back into custody, they meet a female outlaw. She persuades the pair of prisoners to rob a bank in Seoul. When their robbery turns into an embarrassing fiasco, the two decide to flee to the North Korean border.
Jeong-ja isn’t especially pretty or talented. She’s an old maid in her thirties who works at the ticket booth of a theater on the outskirts of town. It’s a hot summer’s day, and because Jeong-ja cannot take time off from her job, she waits for her blind date at the theater ticket booth all day long. But the date does not show up. She follows a handsome stranger who comes out of the theater. At that moment, there’s a thunderstorm. The man disappears and Jeong-ja returns to the theater, drenched and there, she finds her blind date waiting for her.