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Song Kang-Ho To Star In Disney+ Korean Political Drama

Disney+ announces release date for Korean political drama Uncle Samsik starring Song Kang-ho. Premiering on May 15, the series follows an ambitious idealis...

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Happening to Broker: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Audrey Diwan’s compelling pregnancy drama has a newfound relevance after the overturning of Roe v Wade. Plus a heartwarming, quirky Korean adoption tale

The Guardian - UK

What to stream: With arrival of 'Decision to Leave,' revisit the best from Korean director Park Chan-wook

South Korean master auteur Park Chan-wook has a new film, “Decision to Leave,” hitting theaters this Friday, the first film in his career selected as the South Korean submission for the Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards. Park has gained a cult following across the globe for his…

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South Korea’s Film Rules Need a Reboot

The success of productions such as “Squid Game” and “Parasite” prove the industry can hold its own without excessive protectionism.

Foreign Policy

Kore-eda says first South Korean film is a 'universal story'

Seoul (AFP) - Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, whose first South Korean film "Broker" helped its male lead to a best actor prize at Cannes, said the movie about unwanted children is a "universal" story that defies cultural barriers.

AFP

S.Korea Has Big Cannes Night with Actor, Director Awards

The South Korean cinema industry added to a global winning streak on Saturday by scooping two key prizes at the Cannes Film Festival for a pair of beloved veterans. Star film-maker Park Chan-wook clinched the best director award for his erotic crime movie "Decision To Leave" while Song Kang-ho, best…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cannes 2022: South Korea scoops record awards haul

Parasite star Song Kang-ho becomes first South Korean male to win an acting prize, while director Park Chan-wook wins for Decision to Leave

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S.Korea has big Cannes night with actor, director awards

Cannes (France) (AFP) - The South Korean cinema industry added to a global winning streak on Saturday by scooping two key prizes at the Cannes Film Festival for a pair of beloved veterans.

AFP

A great Cannes goes pear-shaped giving the Palme d’Or to Triangle of Sadness

Ruben Östlund’s super-rich satire is an unworthy winner, particularly given the calibre of competition on the Croisette

The Guardian - UK

Director Kore-eda returns to Cannes with film about baby box

“Shoplifters” director Hirokazu Kore-eda returns to the Cannes Film Festival with “Broker,” another tale of misfits from society’s margins

The Independent UK

Kore-eda Brings Korean Road Trip Drama to Cannes with ‘Broker’

Acclaimed Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda collaborated with an all-star Korean cast for his story of three crooks and a baby in "Broker", which premiered Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival in southern France. Song Kang-ho, known for his role in Oscar-winning black comedy "Parasite", plays one of a duo of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Broker review – Kore-eda gets the tone all wrong in sudsy Korean baby adoption tale

The director of Shoplifters shows naivety in trying to turn two baby kidnappers into lovable rogues. Even Parasite’s Song Kang-ho can’t make it stick

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