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Fathers on Screen—Korean Movie Night New York

Co-presented by Korean Cultural Service NY and Asia Society

Korean Movie Night New York series:

Fathers on Screen (Feb. 9 – Mar. 31, 2015)

 

The popular, ongoing Korean Movie Night New York kicks off 2015 with the series “Fathers on Screen,” which explores different types of Korean father figures, both positive and negative, as they have been shaped by the cultural and socio-economic conditions in contemporary Korea: a hard-working, devoted family man in ODE TO MY FATHER, an authoritarian and cold-blooded murderer in HWAYI, a vengeful vigilante in BROKEN and a heroic ex-firefighter forced to commit non-heroic acts in GUARDIAN.

International premiere
GUARDIAN
보호자 Bo-ho-ja
Directed by YOO Won-sang
Starring: KiIM Su-hyeon, KO Seo-hee
2013. South Korea. 90 min. DCP. In Korean with English subtitles.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 6:30 pm

In his first feature film, and also graduation project at the Korean Academy of Film Arts, director YOO Won-sang delivers an interesting take on the thriller genre. A former firefighter, Jeon-mo (KIM Su-hyeon), runs a flower shop and lives happily with his wife and two children. His world is turned upside down after his young daughter gets kidnapped, and he starts receiving instructions to follow from the abductor. One of the instructions is for Jeon-mo to kidnap another child, and then trade him for his daughter. The moral ripple effects of resulting actions will drive the narrative to a dramatic, unexpected conclusion.

Korean Movie Night New York is an ongoing, twice-a-month film program that introduces the full spectrum of contemporary and classic Korean cinema to New York audiences, from popular blockbusters, independent films and documentaries to animation and family movies. Click here to learn more: http://asiasociety.org/new-york/fathers-screen-korean-movie-night-new-york

Screenings at:

Asia Society
725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street)
New York, NY 10021

Free admission. First-come, first-served.

 











When: Tue., Mar. 31, 2015 at 6:30 pm
Where: Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Ave.
212-288-6400
Price: Free
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Co-presented by Korean Cultural Service NY and Asia Society

Korean Movie Night New York series:

Fathers on Screen (Feb. 9 – Mar. 31, 2015)

 

The popular, ongoing Korean Movie Night New York kicks off 2015 with the series “Fathers on Screen,” which explores different types of Korean father figures, both positive and negative, as they have been shaped by the cultural and socio-economic conditions in contemporary Korea: a hard-working, devoted family man in ODE TO MY FATHER, an authoritarian and cold-blooded murderer in HWAYI, a vengeful vigilante in BROKEN and a heroic ex-firefighter forced to commit non-heroic acts in GUARDIAN.

International premiere
GUARDIAN
보호자 Bo-ho-ja
Directed by YOO Won-sang
Starring: KiIM Su-hyeon, KO Seo-hee
2013. South Korea. 90 min. DCP. In Korean with English subtitles.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 6:30 pm

In his first feature film, and also graduation project at the Korean Academy of Film Arts, director YOO Won-sang delivers an interesting take on the thriller genre. A former firefighter, Jeon-mo (KIM Su-hyeon), runs a flower shop and lives happily with his wife and two children. His world is turned upside down after his young daughter gets kidnapped, and he starts receiving instructions to follow from the abductor. One of the instructions is for Jeon-mo to kidnap another child, and then trade him for his daughter. The moral ripple effects of resulting actions will drive the narrative to a dramatic, unexpected conclusion.

Korean Movie Night New York is an ongoing, twice-a-month film program that introduces the full spectrum of contemporary and classic Korean cinema to New York audiences, from popular blockbusters, independent films and documentaries to animation and family movies. Click here to learn more: http://asiasociety.org/new-york/fathers-screen-korean-movie-night-new-york

Screenings at:

Asia Society
725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street)
New York, NY 10021

Free admission. First-come, first-served.

 

Buy tickets/get more info now