Korean Film Festival Singapore 2011





		Luna Films with Embassy of Republic of Korea and Singapore Film Society present the Korean Film Festival 2011 - an opportunity to watch the films that have wowed festival goers all over the world. The films include: Ha ha ha (Un Certain Regard winner, Cannes Film Festival 2010); Come Rain Come Shine (60th Berlinale 2011); Bedevilled (Cannes Critic's Week 2010); Re-encounter (winner at Pusan International Film Festival 2010) Second Half (Pusan International Film Festival 2010)..

BAREFOOT GIBONG 맨발의 기봉이 (PG)
(C)2006			SCREENING
			25 Oct Tue - 7.40pm
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2006, 100 min, Colour, Korean with English subtitles Directed by KWON Soo-kyeong Gi-bong is the village 'fool' who runs barefoot to serve his mother with food before it gets cold. Running is Gi-Bong' greatest skill, and it is his mother that Gi-bong loves the most. Gi-bong decides to take part in a Half Marathon in order to provide for his mother with the prize money. With the Village-Head behind him, Gibong training efforts slowly transforms people's perception and the village. Lead actors Shin Hyun Joon and Tak Jae Hoon will be present at this year's Korean Film Festival.



HAHAHA 하하하 - 夏夏夏 (PG)
(C)2010			SCREENING
			26 Oct Wed - 4.45pm
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2010, 116 min, Beta, Colour, Korean with English subtitles Directed by HONG Sang-soo Filmmaker CHO Moon-kyung plans to leave Seoul to live in Canada. So days before his departure, he meets his close friend BANG Joong-sik who is a film critic, at a nearby mountain to drink 'makgeolli' a Korean traditional alcoholic beverage made from rice. After a few rounds, they find out that coincidentally, they have both been to the same small seaside town, Tong-young recently. They decide to reveal their accounts of the trip over drinks, under the condition that they only stick to pleasant memories. Not realizing that they were in the same place, at the same time, and with the same people, the two men's reminiscence of a hot summer unfolds like a catalogue of memories. About the director HONG Sangsoo made the astounding debut with his first feature film THE DAY A PIG FELL INTO THE WELL in 1996. Since then, through the 9 films that he wrote and directed, HONG has consistently enjoyed using a complex and highly ordered architecture under a seemingly random surface created by spontaneous circumstances in depicting the characters in his films. Renowned for his unique cinematographic language and unprecedented esthetics in filmmaking, HONG Sangsoo is considered as one of the most established auteurs in contemporary Korean cinema.



RE-ENCOUNTER 혜화,동(童) (PG13)
(C)2010			SCREENING
			26 Oct Wed - 7.15pm
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2010, 108 min, Beta, Colour, Korean with English subtitles Directed by MIN Yongkeun An encounter with an abandoned memory, Can she possibly retrieve the bygone time? Hyehwa and Hansoo were in love when they were 18 years old in high school. However, Hansoo disappeared without a word after finding out she was pregnant. 5 years later Hansoo shows up in front of her. He asks her for forgiveness and tells her that their baby they thought were dead is alive. Hyehwa does not believe what he says due to the wound she is still getting over but she is helplessly swayed hearing the child has been adopted.



BEDEVILLED 김복남 살인사건의 전말 (R21)
(C)2010			SCREENING
			27 Oct Thu - 7.15pm
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2010, 115 min, 35mm, Colour, Korean with English subtitles Directed by JANG Cheol-soo Hae-won is a beautiful single woman in her thirties who works at a bank in the Seoul city. She leads a busy life until she becomes a witness to an attempted murder case, and at the same time, things get complicated at work. When things get out of hand she is forced to take a vacation so she heads for 'Moodo', a small undeveloped island, where she had once visited to see her grandparents. And where she had befriended a girl named Bok-nam who stills writes to Hae-won asking her to visit despite the fact that Hae-won never bothered to reply. Upon arriving at the island, Hae-won is shocked to see everyone treating Bok-nam like a slave. As practically the only young woman on the island, she is a plaything for all the men and a free laborer for the women. Sick of all the inhumane treatment, Bok-nam had tried to escape the island several times in the past but had failed each time. She begs Hae-won to help her escape. About the director Born in 1974, JANG studied Visual Design at Hongik University in Seoul, Korea. He worked as an assistant director on the Korean films including SPRING SUMMER FALL WINTER...AND SPRING, SAMARITAN GIRL by KIM Ki-duk



SECOND HALF 맛있는 인생 (PG)
(C)2010 Sponge ENT			SCREENING
			28 Oct Fri - 7.15pm
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2010, 96 min, HDCAM, Colour, Korean with English subtitles Directed by David CHO Cho is a film producer who unfortunately screws up every single movie he makes. One day, after another failure, he impulsively heads to the sea where he last visited 20 years ago. He bumps into a very familiar young woman named Min-A, who reminds him of a woman he met 20 years ago at the same place. Out of curiosity, Cho asks her to give him a tour guide of the town. About the director Born in 1969, Cho studied journalism at Yonsei University. He is currently the Chairman of Sponge Ent. Some of the films he produced include, My Dear Enemy and Rough Cut. He also invested in films like Kim Ki Duk's Breath and Dream. Second Half is his directorial debut.



COME RAIN COME SHINE 사랑한다, 사랑하지 않는다 (PG)
(C)2011 Bom			SCREENING
			29 Oct Sat - 7.15pm
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2011, 105 min, 35mm, Colour, Korean with English subtitles Directed by LEE Yoon-ki While driving to the airport one day, a young woman tells her husband that she wants to leave him for another man. The husband responds with muted acknowledgement and drives on. On the day she is to move out, a massive storm strikes seemingly stranding her and forcing them to spend another day together. A lot can happen in one day, as their soon to be new reality sinks in... * 2011 - Berlin Film Festival About the director Born in Korea in 1965, LEE Yoon-ki is one of Korea's most critically acclaimed film directors.



SCHEDULE
25th Oct Tuesday 7.40pm	BAREFOOT GIBONG 맨발의 기봉이 (PG)		by invitation only
26th Oct Wednesday 4.45pm	HAHAHA 하하하 - 夏夏夏 (PG)
26th Oct Wednesday 7.15pm	RE-ENCOUNTER 혜화,동(童) (PG13)
27th Oct Thursday 7.15pm	BEDEVILLED 김복남 살인사건의 전말 (R21)
28th Oct Friday 7.15pm	SECOND HALF 맛있는 인생 (PG)
29th Oct Saturday 7.15pm	COME RAIN COME SHINE 사랑한다, 사랑하지 않는다 (PG)

TICKETS
Tickets priced at S$12 and are available from http://www.shaw.sg/ DISCOUNTS for CINE CAFE - a cosy semi-self serve cafe, located at level 5 Shaw House, with an appetising Asian and Western menu to start or end your movie date at Shaw Lido theatres! Present any Korean Film Festival 2011 ticket stub and receive 15% off for all items on the menu except alcohol beverages at Cine Cafe. This promotion is provided for by Cine Cafe in support of the Korean Film Festival. For enquiries, please contact Cine Cafe. EXCLUSIVE to Singapore Film Society Members Enjoy $1 off tickets to Korean Film Festival 2011 - $1 discount is valid for purchase at any SHAW Box Office (excluding Century) upon presenting a valid Singapore Film Society Membership card Not valid for online/mobile/group bookings. Valid for a maximum to 1 discounted ticket per film per card member per transaction Not valid with other offers/discounts/privilege. Seats subject to availability.
LOCATION
Shaw Theatres Lido 350, Orchard Road, 5th/6th Floor, Shaw House, Singapore 238868. Please refer to map on the right. BUS 7, 36, 43, 54, 105, 111, 123, 124, 132, 143, 162M, 162X, 162, 174, 174E, 181M, 190, 502, 512, 518, 521, 605, 700, 700A MRT Orchard Station NS22








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Korean Film Festival Singapore 2011 | October 25 - 29 | Shaw Theatres Lido