Korean Movies Opening Today 2021/08/19 in Korea

Published on 2021/08/19 | Source

Korean movies opening today 2021/08/19 in Korea: "Adaptation", "Letter From A Priest", "Short Bus: Memory Trip",
"Underground" and "Areum Married"

"Adaptation" (2020)

Directed by Kim Jung-min-XIV

With Jang Ji-hun, Roh Sang-hyun, Romo Choi, Song Ki-ho,...

Synopsis
After completing the short film 'Potato Sweet Potato', four actors wonder if they should go to the Cannes Film Festival even if they weren't called. They eventually decided to shoot a movie while waiting for the results of the Cannes Film Festival, but a similar concept has already been repeated several times and they fail. In the end, 'Potato Sweet Potato' was eliminated not only at Cannes but also at the Jeongdongjin Independent Film Festival and the Muju Film Festival. After a few months, they desperately decided to shoot a feature film. It is a story told by a man who travels in a parallel universe as a box office work directed by Bong Joon-ho. So they start making low-budget independent film called "Memories of Murder". Will the actors be able to enjoy the movie through the movie?

"Letter From A Priest" (2021)

Directed by Choi Jong-tae

Synopsis
Saint Andrew Kim Taegon's 200th Anniversary Film

In 1845, the first Korean to ascend to priesthood was born. His first name is Andrew Kim Taegon.

Despite all the persecution and suffering against Catholicism, he wanted to practice equality and philanthropy.

Arrested during an expedition, he chooses martyrdom after bitter torture. He was 25 years old.

Kim Taegon, a young man who took a journey toward hope until the last moment, asks young people in 2021.

"Are you a Catholic?"

"Short Bus: Memory Trip" (2021)

Directed by An Da-hun, Kang In-suk, Park Gyeong-jin

With Lee Moon-kyu, Marie Francoise, Jung Yoo-min, Park Young-bin, Han Seo-yeon, Kim Ji-tae-II,...

Synopsis
An omnibus film about the scars and pains of real-life people and the process of sharing their worries.

"Instant Décisif" [Decisive Moment] (결정한 순간, gyeol-jeong-han sun-gan) (30m) by Kang In-suk
So-yeong heads to the the center of the French city of Tours looking for traces of her dead brother. What kind of life did he live?

"Shakespeare and Company" (셰익스피어 앤 컴패니, sye-ik-seu-pi-eo aen keom-pae-ni) (16m) by An Da-hun
Mi-hwa, who works part-time at a convenience store in Seoul, dreams of walking on the streets of Paris while on the phone with Yeong-bin who lives in Paris.

"Journey" (우리는 사랑 아니면 여행이겠지, u-ri-neun sa-rang a-ni-myeon yeo-haeng-i-gett-ji) (46m) by Park Gyeong-jin
Jeong-ah is on a trip. She continues to work on music with Seong-hyeon whom she met there, and somehow she keeps on thinking about her ex-boyfriend who passed away.

"Underground" (2019)

Directed by Kim Jeong-Keun

Synopsis
The subway begins and closes the day of the city of Busan, and there are laborers who work in inconspicuous places to make that happen. A conductor who leaves his night-duty room and start working at four in the morning; workers in the control room sitting in front of numerous monitors; workers who inspect the subway cars; cleaning ladies who sweep the stations; repairmen who clean, tighten, disassemble, and assemble the cars; and workers who repair and inspect the tracks.
Underground captures their labor with a gaze of respect but does not treat them equally on camera. The camera spends more time on certain laborers because there are hierarchy and discrimination in their labor. Mainly, more difficult and dangerous kind of labor is undertaken by non-regular workers-it is the issue of 'outsourcing death'. Director Kim Jeong-Keun, who captured the labor movement at Hanjin Heavy Industries in the documentaries "Get on the Bus" and "The Island of Shadows", turned his camera to the non-regular workers of Busan Metro. Speaking less and observing long, the film carefully and cautiously tells the audience that there is another "Underground" under the underground. (KANG Sowon)

"Areum Married" (2019)

Directed by ParkKang Areum

Narrated by ParkKang Areum,...

Synopsis
While working on her first documentary film, director Areum meets a progressive party activist and chef, Seongman, and gets married. After getting married, she takes Seongman with her to study in France, of which she had long been preparing. In France, the only thing Seongman could do was housework. Not being able to read or speak the language, Seongman suffers from depression, when Areum, the one responsible for their financial and administrative duties, gets pregnant. In order to help Seongman get over his depression, Areum suggests that they start running "Oegil Restaurant", a project to cook and serve to a limited number of guests on specific days. However, after the birth of their baby, Areum starts concentrating on her studies and film-making, leaving Seongman parenting alone. This leads to frequent aggressive fights, and Seongman declares a strike. Will Areum be able to succeed in juggling both her marriage and film?