10th New York Korean Film Festival @ BAM Rose Cinema

Posted by: Melissa Rios on: February 21, 2012

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The Korea Society presents the 10th New York  Korean Film Festival with new releases showcasing the popular and prolific in Korean film.

In cooperation with partners BAM Cinematek and CJ Entertainment, this 10th festival features blockbusters, cutting-edge action, drama, and comedy at BAM Rose Cinema.

Friday, February 24th – Sunday, February 26th, 2012

Phone: (718) 636 – 4100 / (212) 759 – 7525

Tickets cost $12.00 at Box Office

See more info at www.koreasociety.org

Schedule:

FRIDAY, February 24 @ 6:50 PM

Late Autumn (Manchu) 2010

Anna is on her way to Seattle to attend her mother’s funeral on a special weekend release from prison, where she is serving time for killing her abusive husband.

On the bus, she meets Hoon, a “companion for hire” for lonely, older women.

Both are running away: Anna from her past and Hoon from one of his clients’ husbands.

Both find something in each other while they spend a day together in the misty, autumnal city of Seattle.

FRIDAY, February 24 @ 9:15 PM

Hindsight (Poo-Reun-So-Geum) 2011

Retired mob boss Du-heon enrolls in a cooking class with the hopes of making a fresh start as a restaurant owner.

In the class he meets a quirky girl, Se-bin, and finds himself drawn to her.

Despite his determination to wipe the slate clean, Du-heon is summoned back into the criminal fold by his old colleagues.

SATURDAY, February 25 @ 6:50 PM

The Servant (Bang-Ja Jeon) 2010

The Servant is told from the point-of-view of Bang-ja, a personal servant to Lee Mong-ryong, an aristocratic scholar,

Both men love Chun-hyang, but as Mong-ryong courts her with the prospects of marriage, Bang-ja begins an illicit affair – which Mong-ryong soon discovers.

SATURDAY, February 25 @ 9:30 PM

Quick 2011

Former motorcycle gang member Gi-su now makes a living as a bike messenger.

One day, the building at which Gi-su had delivered a package blows up.

Never suspecting that he could have anything to do with the bomb, Gi-su moves onto his next job: escorting Ah-rom, a singer who is also an ex-girlfriend from his biker days.

When Ah-rom puts on a bike helmet, she triggers a timing mechanism which sets off a countdown clock.

SUNDAY, February 26 @ 3:00 PM

Sunny 2011

A film about high-school classmates who meet after 25 years and re-live memories of the 1980s.

SUNDAY, February 26 @ 5:45 PM

Moss (Iggi) 2010

Ryu Hae-guk realizes that the residents of an isolated village are hiding something about his father’s recent death.

He learns that his father was a town savior and shared absolute power with the town chief.

SUNDAY, February 26 @ 9:00 PM

Glove 2011

Kim Sang-nam, a hot-tempered former professional baseball player, is sent to the countryside to coach a team of hearing-impaired players in order to avoid media coverage of his recent involvement in an assault case.

At first, Kim has a difficult time imagining how he can teach baseball to a group of boys who can’t hear, but as he spends time with them he starts to believe that they can play the game.

Motivated, Kim decides to help them prepare for the nationals.

 

 

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