Korean Movies Opening Today 2024/03/01

Published on 2024/03/01 | Source

Korean movies opening today 2024/03/01: "My Name Is Loh Kiwan" and "Bread Barbershop: Celebrity in Bakery Town"

"My Name Is Loh Kiwan" (2023)

With Song Joong-ki, Choi Sung-eun, Jo Han-chul, Kim Sung-ryung, Lee Il-hwa, Lee Sang-hee,...

Adapted from a novel.
Synopsis
"My Name Is Loh Kiwan" follows the journey of North Korean defector Kiwan as he seeks refugee status in Belgium and meets Marie, who has no desire to live. Song Joong-ki, a compelling actor with powerful character portrayals, steps into the role of Loh Kiwan, a desperate man who ends up in the unfamiliar European country of Belgium with nothing to his name except for the hope of obtaining refugee status. Choi Sung-eun ("The Sound of Magic", "Start-Up", "Gentleman") plays Marie, a Belgian national and a former Korean shooting competitor. "My Name Is Loh Kiwan" tells a touching story of two people pushed to the edge, a man clinging to life and a woman with no reason to live. Yet, the two are inexplicably drawn to each other and find themselves giving each other a new sense of living. "My Name Is Loh Kiwan" follows the fervent journey of a man seeking to reclaim his place in life so that he can live by his own name. (Netflix)

"Bread Barbershop: Celebrity in Bakery Town" (2024)

Directed by Jung Ji-hwan

Voiced by Um Sang-hyun, Park Yoon-hee-I, Kang Si-hyeon, Hong Bum-ki, Song Ha-rim-I, Jo Kyung-yi,...

Synopsis
A film depicting various stories between 'Bread', the owner of 'Bread Barbershop', 'Wilk', an unscrupulous employee, and celebrities living in Bakery Town.