A list of 5 new South Korean movies that I think everyone should know about
THE MERCILESS
DIRECTOR: Byun Sung-Hyun
WRITER: Byun Sung-Hyun
STARS: Sol Kyung-Gu, Kim Hee-Won, Siwan
RELEASE DATE: 2017/18
GENRE: Action
OFFICIAL PLOT (hancinema.net)
Jae-ho has established his own rules and put all of his fellow inmates under his control in a penitentiary facility. After he meets a newly imprisoned inmate, Hyeon-soo who won’t give in to anyone under any circumstances, Jae-ho pursues his new ambition to become the boss of his organised crime group once he is released from the prison.
THE MAYOR
DIRECTOR: Park In Je
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STARS: Choi Min-Sik, Do-won Kwak
RELEASE DATE: 2017
GENRE: Drama/True Story/Crime
Official Plot (Wiki)
In the world of politics, everyone’s hands get dirty, and it’s no different for Byeon Jong-gu, the beloved mayor of Seoul, South Korea. Seeking a third term will set him up for a run at the presidency, and Byeon will stop at nothing to keep his darkest secrets hidden from his adoring public. Wiretapping, corruption, murder — everything is on the table and no one is safe.
ALONG WITH THE GODS: PART ONE
DIRECTOR: Kim Yong-Hwa
WRITER: Joo Ho-Min (webcomic), Kim Yong-Hwa (screenplay)
STARS: Cha Tae-hyun, Ha Jung-woo
RELEASE DATE: Part 1, December 2017/Part 2, summer 2018
GENRE: Fantasy/Horror
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Official Plot (wiki)
Story of the death of an ordinary man named Ja Hong (Cha Tae-hyun) and Kang Rim, the head grim reaper who escorts Ja Hong to the afterlife, where he will assign a public defender to represent him in 7 trials in 49 days to find out how he lived his life and where he ought to spend the rest of eternity.
NEW TRIAL
DIRECTOR: Kim Tae-Yoon
WRITER: Kim Tae-Yoon
STARS: Kang Ha-Neul. Jung Woo, Lee Dong-Hwi
RELEASE DATE: 2017
GENRE: Crime/Thriller/Drama
Official Plot (Wiki)
The film tells the story of a man whose life was stolen when he was accused of the murder of a taxi driver which he did not commit and had to confess to the crime as he was abused during police interrogation. 10 years later he seeks help from a lawyer who had financial debts to clear his name.
THE BATTLESHIP ISLAND
DIRECTOR: Ryoo Seung-Wan
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STARS: Hwang Jung-min, Song Joong-ki, So Ji-sub
RELEASE DATE: 2017
GENRE: War/True Story/Drama
Official Plot (Wiki)
About a group of about 400 Joseon workers who risk their lives to attempt an escape from Hashima, and the story of forced labour on the island.
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