Korean movies opening today 2016/08/18 in Korea

Korean movies opening today 2016/08/18 in Korea: "Super Origin", "Age 19 Rated Affair: A Secret That Can't Be Told", "Dad's Friend", "Unusual Affair" and "Single Determination"

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"Super Origin" (2015)

Directed by Back Seung-kee

With Son LeeYong, Kim Bo-ri-I, Back Seung-kee,...

Synopsis
40,000 years ago, a mysterious light fell down on the land from the eastern sky and earthquakes began to shake the earth with huge explosions. After that day, one unique animal without hair begins to appear between the apes. When he is all alone, an apple falls down on his head. He gets a concussion from the apple and this loner gains recognition ability through this accident. And thus, human beings are awaked from their enormous sleep.

"Age 19 Rated Affair: A Secret That Can't Be Told" (2016)

Directed by Park Bum-soo

With Sunny-I, Yoon Ah, Stew,...

Synopsis
Two women start living with a man who lives alone.

The women introduce themselves as sisters looking for their long lost father and they start to seduce the man. Actually, these women are a serial killing duo who only target men who live alone. In the end, the man loses his life. While they are celebrating, a boy calling himself the man's brother, appears in front of them one day. He looks and sounds just like the man but has a completely different personality and he's nothing like the two women has ever seen before.

"Dad's Friend" (2016)

Directed by Kook Man-joong

With Lee Soo-min-II, Han Se-hee-I, Yoo Jong-hae, Park Hyun-jung-I,...

Synopsis
Seok-ho whose wife passed away 10 years ago, doesn't have children and is living a simple life on the outskirts of Seoul running an agricultural agency. His gums start hurting one day but the dentist say there's nothing wrong with him. However, the pain gets so bad it hurts his head sometimes. Seok-ho becomes sad, thinking that this is what 'aging' is. On his 55th birthday, his one and only friend Byeong-sik invites him to his house and makes him a birthday dinner. There's Se-hee, Byeong-sik's daughter who's all grown up now and Seok-ho feels funny at the sight of the full-grown girl. Meanwhile, Se-hee and her boyfriend make plans to get their hands on Seok-ho's money and succeed in approaching him. However, her boyfriend betrays her and she witnesses her divorced father having an affair with someone else. She decides to go bad but she has no where to go. Then she thinks of Seok-ho who is always on her side. She starts to feel more than comfort for him and so does Seok-ho but he still misses his wife and he can't do that to his friend so he tries to ignore her...

Will Seok-ho who is terminally ill and Se-hee be able to be together?

"Unusual Affair" (2016)

Directed by Lee Jae-nam

With Yoon Ji, Eun Min, Min Hyeok, Lee Sang-doo,...

Synopsis
Eun-joo is struggling from credit card debt. She gets pressured from calls every day.
One day she finds a loan with cheap interest on the newspaper and borrows money from Joon-sang. A month later, she hasn't even been able to pay the interest and Joon-sang pressures her about his money. Eun-joo pleads for more time but Joon-sang makes her an offer instead. She agrees to the deal and unusual things happen. Joon-sang feels excitement and even offers the same deal to his friend while Eun-joo does the same to her friend Min-yeong. This is all a part of Joon-sang's plan as he needs his friend's money...

"Single Determination" (2015)

Directed by Kwon Hyeok-man

With Lee Ji-hyung-II, Jung Yoon-seo, Choi Won-I, Seo Kwang-jae, Ha Jung-hoon, Yoo Je-sang,...

Synopsis
During the Japanese Invasion, Father Joo Ki-cheol was tortured for his opposition to the shrine of worship. He resisted for the sake of his country and people which made him known as the most symbolic character in Korean Christianity as well as the most renowned martyr. He died in prison at the young age of 47 and the only thing he left behind are the words 一死覺悟. Here we introduce the faith and life he lived fighting against the Japanese powers in a realistic and touching story. What is the basis of ' faith ' and what is 'belief'?

1. The life of Joo Ki-cheol: Penetration of the history of colonies

13-year-old Joo Ki-cheol lost his country due to the forced merging of Korea and Japan and that year he goes to church and meets God for the first time. In the year 1925, when he was imposed as a priest, a shrine was built at the Namsan in Seoul. Later, Japan set up a policy of colonial subjecting to Japan and forced worshipping towards the direction where the Japanese emperor lived. It was the Japanese policy that they would exploit the Joseon life and mentality. Joo Ki-cheol chose to keep to his "Single Determination". In 1944, a year before Independence, he passed away at the age of 47. Joo Ki-cheol is a small person who fought against the invaders. We see his dramatic life in a docu-drama.

2. Humane Joo Ki-cheol, who watched the world in the perspective of a 13-year-old
Father Joo Ki-cheol, lost his country at age 13 and met God, while Joo Kwang-jo lost his father at age 13 and turned his back on God. History remembers Joo Ki-cheol as an independent activist and a martyr but his son Joo Kwang-jo says "My father was just a human". We rewrite Joo Ki-cheol's humane agony and anxiety through his 13-year-old son's perspective.

3. Fighter for independence Joo Ki-cheol: "The most respected believer"

Joo Ki-cheol was a fighter for independence before he was a martyr. He graduated Osan School and joined the 3.1 Independence Movement in 1919. Along with his master Jo Man-sik, Joo Ki-cheol went around the country and fought for product encouragement. In the reality of his country hanging by a thread, his beliefs were based on Christianity. What does his beliefs teach the modern day people who have none?

4. Christianity

The Japanese suppression forced religious organizations to subdue to Shrine worshiping and even the Presbyterian church of Korea resolute to shrine worshiping. However, Christianity is still the biggest obstacle of all in the Japanese reign. About 200 churches were closed down fighting against the Japanese. Over 2,000 Priests and devotees were arrested and about 50 of them lost their lives. We re-highlight the history of the Korean Christian Independence Movement that questions justice and faith.

5. The legacy left behind by Joo Ki-cheol: Conscience and value

It's been 70 years since Joo Ki-cheol left us which left behind a legacy of single determination. The path of opposition he walked was beyond religious faith. Joo Ki-cheol kept his faith from dying out and today it asks us what is true faith? Where does the power of keeping it alive in return for death come from? Is there faith or belief in the modern day people's minds as they lose their balance? If so, what is it?