Gwoemul
(KOR 2006, 119 min)
Host, The
Bong Joon-Ho • Bae Du-Na, Ko Ah-Sung, Park Hae-Il, Song Kang-Ho
Selling his wares to passers by along Seoul's Han River, life is peaceful for a small-time snack bar owner and his dim-witted son. However, the tranquillity of their day-to-day lives is shattered when a mutant creature emerges from the depths of the Han and embarks on a blood-thirsty rampage. While many of the local citizens are scrambling to escape, the father, son and other assorted family members must seek out their newfound nemesis, in order to rescue a relative. (Cover)
Madeo
(KOR 2009, 129 min)
Mor / Mother
In a quiet, rural village in South Korea, a lonely, single mother looks after her mentally handicapped son whilst scraping a living as an acupuncturist. But her simple, poverty stricken life is suddenly transformed into a dark web of death and deceit when her young son is arrested for the brutal murder of a local school girl. Convinced that her son has been framed, and faced with a corrupt, complacent police force, she decides to solve the case herself and prove his innocence. It's a quest for justice that leads her into a horrifying world of violence and despair. But how far is she willing to go to uncover the truth?
One of the most original and unconventional detective murder mysteries you'll ever likely to witness. Directed by Joon-Ho Bong (The Host, Memories Of A Murder), Mother is a darkly comic, suspense-driven masterpiece with a shocking revelation around every twisted corner it turns. (Cover)
EKSTRAMATERIALE:
- Making of Mother
- The Transformation of Hye-Ja Kim
- Cast and Crew Reflect