Korean Movies Opening Today 2022/06/02 in Korea
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Korean movies opening today 2022/06/02 in Korea: "The Mine" and "Blessedness: Monsters and Specters"
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"The Mine" (2022)
With Jin Seo-yeon, Lee Joo-won-II,...
Thu 16:00
Part of "All Viewers+: Short Buster" (전체관람가+: 숏버스터) series
Synopsis
A story about a boy who stepped on a landmine while crossing the border with his mother, and faces a frightening situation while following the soldiers who appeared while his mother was away.
"Blessedness: Monsters and Specters" (2020)
Directed by Hong Ji-yeong
With Uhm Tae-na, Yoon Hae-sin, Kwon Ki-ha,...
Synopsis
At first glance, "Blessedness: Monsters and Specters" feels complicated and difficult, and not easy to summarize. Since the plot unfolds from concept to concept instead of story or emotion, it feels foreign. It is hard to connect the dots of the three chapters - monsters, specters, and blessedness. Narrations with prophetic phrases or abstruse contents frequent, and scenes of fantasy or unreality, sometimes even stage shots emerge to disturb the narrative. The three main characters in this film, Seongsim, Eunsu, and Seongcheol are helpless beings in front of reality. Seongsim and Eunsu are gay lovers rejected by this society and their love for each other have failed. Actor Seongcheol experiences the life of Spinoza as he plays the role of Spinoza who was expelled and labeled as a heretic in the Jewish community and an atheist Jew among Christians. This film connects Spinoza of the 17th century with sexual minorities of the modern times and seeks the true path of 'freedom'. A queer film with new sensibility without melodramatic elements or social drama. MOON Seok
21st Jeonju International Film Festival