A detective investigating a man’s death begins to fall for the victim’s wife in Decision to Leave. Hae-jun (Park Hae-il) is an insomniac middle-aged detective in an unhappy marriage who investigates the death of a man who fell off a mountain while climbing. Despite no signs of foul play, the man’s Chinese wife, Seo-rae (Tang […]
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This month I watched South Korean director Park Chan-wook’s 2003 revenge thriller Oldboy. Businessman Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) is kidnapped and locked away in a hotel-like prison, while also finding out that he has been framed for the murder of his wife. After being locked away for 15 years, Oh Dae-su is suddenly released and
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There seems to be a bit of a trend beginning, involving famed Korean directors making North American films. A little over a month ago we saw the release of The Last Stand, which was directed by Jee-woon Kim, who was known in Korea for the films The Good, The Bad, and The Weird and I
