Lawyers, Lovers, & Lawbreakers at the 12th Korean Film Festival

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Published on Monday, 17 November 2014 17:48

Written by Renzo Adler

Futureless Things

Subway Cinema, who previously brought us the New York Asian Film Festival, in conjunction with the Korean Society and the BAMcinematek, the 12th Korean Film Festival (November 20 - 23, 2014) continues to bring new and daring films from Korea to the screens of the BAMcinematek and BAM Rose Cinemas (30 Lafayette Ave, New York, NY 11217).

For over a decade Subway Cinema has helped bring the works of directors like Johnnie To (Drug Wars) and Tsui Hark (Once Upon a Time in China) to the US, along with presenting Asian films, past and present, that bend minds and genres. The Korean Film Festival features seven films:

• The Attorney, directed by Yang Woo-seok
  Based on the true story of former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, The Attorney deals with a shady lawyer that gets pulled into a world of politics an intrigue.
  
  
• Gyeongju, directed by Zhang Lu
  After a Peking University professor attends the funeral of a friend in the city of Gyeongju, he goes on an aimless journey seeking spiritual and sexual satisfaction. This is the film’s US premiere.
  
  
• A Hard Day, directed by Kim Seong-hun
  A detective accidentally runs over and kills someone on a deserted highway, and now he must hide the body as strange events cause karma to catch up with him.
  
  
• The Pirates, directed by Lee Suk-hoon
  A jaunty adventure in the vein of Pirates of the Caribbean with a dash of wuxia follows a lady pirate and her lover as they traverse an ocean full of bandits, brigands, and beasts.
  
  
• Man on High Heels, directed by Jang Jin
  A strange subversion of the detective genre, Man on High Heels follows a hard-boiled gumshoe that wants to get a sex change operation, but first must deal with a gang that’s after his friends and family.
  
  
• The Admiral: Roaring Currents, directed by Kim Han-min
  A massive blockbuster depicting the 1597 Battle of Myeongryang, in which Admiral Yi Sun-shin, along with a small fleet of ships, must fight back against a massive wave of Japanese invaders.
  
  
• Futureless Things, directed by Kim Kyung-mook.
  This episodic comedy follows 24 hours in the lives of social outcasts, convenience store clerks, drop-outs, and defectors as they lead lives seemingly invisible to South Korean society.

The 12th Korean Film Festival looks geared up to bring some truly unique films out of South Korea, with a little something for everybody.

To learn more, go to: http://www.bam.org/nykff

The 12th Korean Film Festival
November 20 - 23, 2014

BAM Rose Cinemas
30 Lafayette Ave.
New York, NY 11217