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Thursday, March 01, 2007

Running Time: 112 mins
Release Year: 2007
Director: Kim Chang-rae

Cast: Ko So-young
Yoo Geon
Jo An
Lee Joong-moon

Synopsis:

At thirty and age coming on her, Jung-joo despises how her life has turned up. Degraded into doing simple chores for a designer, she believes that the turning point of her life was failing in becoming the girlfriend of then school poster-boy Ha-ni. What’s more, Ha-ni has now become a top star, and that irritates Jung-joo more than anything. When a chance to go back to the past for a week is given to her, she meets her younger self, and is determined to change the course of life that has eluded her for so long. But such a task seems much harder than it had first appeared to be, and she becomes more desperate than ever.

Source http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr

The Old Garden

Running Time: 112 mins
Release Year: 2007
Director: Lim Sang-soo

Cast: Yeom Jeong-ha
Ji Jin-hee

Synopsis:

Hyun-woo steps out of prison after a 17-year sentence for his anti-government activities. During his long imprisonment, everything has changed even his fellow anti-government protesters have become mundane. His mother then tells him of the death of Yoon-hee, who harbored and loved him right before he was caught 17 years ago. To cherish memories with her, Hyun-woo goes back to the place where the two had spent a few months together like a couple of honeymooners. Reading through Yoon-hee’s diaries and letters, Hyun-woo discovers that she was the only one who remained loyal to him to the end. Because of her faith and love, the despair and loneliness that Hyun-woo felt after his imprisonment is slowly healed. He also discovers that Yoon-hee left him another gift behind – their daughter.

International Film Festivals

2006 Donostia San Sebastian Int'l Film Festival, Official Selection

Source http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr

Mapado 2

Running Time: 129 mins
Release Year: 2007
Director: Lee Sang-hoon

Cast: Lee Moon-sik
Lee Kyoo-han
Kim Ji-young
Yeo Won-kye
Kim Eul-dong
Kim Hyeong-ja
Kim Hae-yeon

Synopsis:

A sequel from the first movie Mapado in 2004.

A Good Day To Have An Affair

Running Time: 103 mins
Release Year: 2007
Director: Jang Moon-il

Cast: Kim Hye-soo
Yoon Jin-seo
Lee Jong-hyuk
Lee Min-ki

Synopsis:

Two boredom-stricken housewives who use “Dew” and “Little Bird” as their on-line ID are longing for an escape. One day, when Dew and Little Bird are both in a motel, in separate rooms and with a different man, a policeman comes into Dew’s room and arrests them. Watching the scene, Little Bird is startled to find out that the policeman is her husband…

Source http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr