Korean Movie Night at Home: Celebrate the Holidays with New Release Films
December 23rd, 2022 - January 31st, 2023
The Korean Cultural Center in New York is proud to announce a special screening as a part of its online Korean film screening program for 2022. A free screening of <Korean Movie Night at Home: Celebrate the Holidays with New Release Films> will be held from December 23rd to January 31st, 2023, presenting : Kingmaker, Remember, The Girl on A Bulldozer, Emergency Declaration, In Our Prime, and The Policeman’s Lineage.
Celebrating this holiday season, the online platform 'Korean Movie Night' provides a cinematic experience for audiences with 6 intensely exciting new films across genres.
Since its inception in 2010, Korean Movie Night New York presented free film screenings that introduced the full spectrum of contemporary and classic Korean cinema to New York audiences, including popular blockbusters, independent films, documentaries, animation, and more.
[Movie List]
* All films are in Korean with English subtitles
* These ratings are by the Korea Media Rating Board
Kingmaker (킹메이커)
Director: Byun Sung-hyun
Cast: Sol Kyung-Gu, Lee Sun-Kyun
Running Time: 123 min
Genre: Drama
Release Year: 2022
Rating: Film intended for audiences 15 and over (15세 관람가)
(Underage audiences accompanied with a parent or guardian are allowed.)
Synopsis
Dreaming of changing the world, Seo Chang-dae takes part in Kim Woon-bum’s presidential campaign where he adopts a very aggressive propaganda campaign and makes Kim the strongest candidate in the opposition party. Ambitious Seo thinks that unjustified means are necessary for politics, but Kim firmly disagrees. While their conflict deepens, the ruling party secretly contacts Seo to recruit him. (Synopsis courtesy of 815 Pictures)
Remember (리멤버)
Director: Lee Il-hyung
Cast: Nam Joo-hyuk, Lee Sung-min
Running Time: 128 min
Genre: Drama
Release Year: 2022
Rating: Film intended for audiences 15 and over (15세 관람가)
(Underage audiences accompanied with a parent or guardian are allowed.)
Synopsis
An old man’s precarious and tough journey to complete his lifetime revenge! Pil-ju, a retired soldier in his 80s with dementia, goes in search of the people he believes to be responsible for the death of his family in the past. With 5 names tattooed on his fingers, and pieces of his collapsing memories, Pil-ju tracks down his target and kills them one by one. A young innocent guy In-gyu unintentionally gets involved in his revenge and eventually becomes the prime suspect of the murder that Pil-ju committed. To prove his innocence, and to stop this old man’s rush, In-gyu can’t help but accompany Pil-ju’s revenge journey. Yet, Pil-ju’s plan comes closer to an end leaving one last person to execute… Before his memory is completely gone, can Pil-ju get his lifetime revenge done? (Synopsis courtesy of 815 Pictures)
The Girl on A Bulldozer (불도저에 탄 소녀)
Director: Park Ri-woong
Cast: Kim Hye-yoon, Park Hyuck-kwon, Yesung
Running Time: 113 min
Genre: Drama
Release Year: 2022
Rating: Film intended for audiences 15 and over (15세 관람가)
(Underage audiences accompanied with a parent or guardian are allowed.)
Synopsis
Troublemaker Hye-yeoung is a fearless 19-year-old girl with a dragon tattooed on her arm. Her single father gets into a mysterious car accident and falls into a coma, leaving Hye-yeong and her young sister all alone. Hye-yeong begins to investigate her father’s case and uncovers the truth behind the suspicious accident. Furious at how unfair the world is, she hops on a bulldozer to express rage. (Synopsis courtesy of 815 Pictures)
Emergency Declaration (비상선언)
Director: Han Jae-rim
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Nam-gil, Yim Si-wan, Kim So-jin, Park Jae-joon
Running Time: 137 min
Genre: Drama
Release Year: 2022
Rating: Film intended for audiences 12 and over (12세 관람가)(Underage audiences accompanied with a parent or guardian are allowed.)
Synopsis
While investigating a terroristic threat that goes viral online, Korean authorities discover that a suspect has recently boarded an international flight bound for the United States. When a healthy passenger on the same flight suddenly dies a gruesome death of unknown cause, panic erupts both in-flight and on the ground. With steadily decreasing fuel and international refusals to offer aid, the captain and crew will be forced to take unprecedented emergency measures in an attempt to save the lives of their passengers. (Synopsis courtesy of Well Go USA)
In Our Prime (이상한 나라의 수학자)
Director: Park Dong-hoon
Cast: Choi Min-sik, Kim Dong-hwi
Running Time: 117 min
Genre: Drama
Release Year: 2022
Rating: Film intended for audiences 12 and over (12세 관람가)
(Underage audiences accompanied with a parent or guardian are allowed.)
Synopsis
Ji-woo (KIM Dong-hwi), an outcast in a prestigious private high school, does not fit in due to different social backgrounds than his well-to-do classmates. One day, he meets Hak-sung (CHOI Min-sik), the school’s security guard who is actually a mathematical genius defected from North Korea, now living with his past shut away. Ji-woo asks Hak-sung to teach him math, and although reluctant at first, Hak-sung eventually agrees to. Finding each other in their most difficult times, Ji-woo and Hak-sung open up to one another during their special math lessons, but their friendship is at risk when Ji-woo is framed for an incident in school, and Hak-sung is faced with an unexpected turning point in his life. (Synopsis courtesy of 815 Pictures)
The Policeman’s Lineage (경관의 피)
Director: Lee Kyu-man
Cast: Cho Jin-woong, Choi Woo-shik, Park Hee-soon, Kwon Yul, Park Myung-hoon
Running Time: 119 min
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Release Year: 2022
Rating: Film intended for audiences 15 and over (15세 관람가)
(Underage audiences accompanied with a parent or guardian are allowed.)
Synopsis
Major Crimes captain Park Kang-yoon (Cho Jin-woong) receives special funding to carry out his investigations and lives the life of luxury with a fancy sedan, high-end condo, designer suits and accessories. A rookie named Min-jae (Choi Woo-shik) joins his unit, who happens to be very by the book. The pair become close as they begin investigating a new type of street drug, but Kang-yoon finds out that there is a mole within his unit, who has been compiling a case against him. As Min-jae is shown into the shady world of slush funds being used on cops, he is exposed to a secret organization within the ranks. (Synopsis courtesy of 815 Pictures)