Chicago – The 2016 Fall Season of the Asian Pop-Up Cinema of Chicago kicked off on September 17th, with the South Korean film “Sori: Voice of the Heart.” The director behind this purposeful man-and-machine relationship movie is Lee Ho-Jae. The unusual story combined our modern tech world with a satellite turned robot who is sick of it all.
“Sori: Voice of the Heart” is a science fiction film, as a grief stricken father (Lee Sung-Min) uses the help of an artificial intelligent-loaded communications satellite – he finds it washed up on the beach – to find his missing and presumedly dead daughter. The road picture also features Nasa and South Korean officials looking for the downed satellite, and a grieving father finding some closure through the journey. This is the second feature from director Lee Ho-Jae, who through this film has an amazing eye for how humanity lives, amidst our tech madness and destructive nature.
“Sori: Voice of the Heart” is a science fiction film, as a grief stricken father (Lee Sung-Min) uses the help of an artificial intelligent-loaded communications satellite – he finds it washed up on the beach – to find his missing and presumedly dead daughter. The road picture also features Nasa and South Korean officials looking for the downed satellite, and a grieving father finding some closure through the journey. This is the second feature from director Lee Ho-Jae, who through this film has an amazing eye for how humanity lives, amidst our tech madness and destructive nature.
- 9/27/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – The Asian Pop-Up Cinema Series, spotlighting a variety of diverse Asian films, premieres its 2016 Fall Season with the South Korean film, “Sori: Voice of the Heart,” directed by Lee Ho-Jae. The director will make an appearance at the screening, beginning at 1:30pm on Saturday, Sep 17th, 2016, at the Wilmette Theatre in Willmette, Ill. (details below).
“Sori: Voice of the Heart” is a science fiction film, as a grief stricken father (Lee Sung-Min) uses the help of an artificial intelligent-loaded communications satellite – he finds it washed up on the beach – to find his missing and presumed dead daughter. The road picture aspect features Nasa and South Korean officials looking for the downed satellite, and a grieving father finding some solace through the journey. This second feature from director Lee Ho-Jae is what The Hollywood Reporter called a…“peculiarly engaging and engagingly peculiar genre mash-up, with a semi-tragic...
“Sori: Voice of the Heart” is a science fiction film, as a grief stricken father (Lee Sung-Min) uses the help of an artificial intelligent-loaded communications satellite – he finds it washed up on the beach – to find his missing and presumed dead daughter. The road picture aspect features Nasa and South Korean officials looking for the downed satellite, and a grieving father finding some solace through the journey. This second feature from director Lee Ho-Jae is what The Hollywood Reporter called a…“peculiarly engaging and engagingly peculiar genre mash-up, with a semi-tragic...
- 9/15/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Lee Ho-Jae's Sori: Voice From the Heart screening on Fantasia International Film FestivalSTORY63%DIRECTION66%ACTING69%VISUALS73%POSITIVESLee Sung-min's actingClear social commentsNEGATIVESExaggerated scriptMixture of too many genres2016-08-0268%Overall ScoreReader Rating: (0 Votes)0%
Kind of a peculiar mixture, “Sori” combines sci-fi, drama, action, comedy and even a war among the secret services of S. Korea and the Us, in order to present messages regarding grief, guilt, acceptance and the relationships between parents and their children.
Kim Hae-gwan has lost his daughter during a fire in the train station ten years ago, although her body was never found. This fact has not permitted him to let go, as he is still searching for her, despite his wife’s efforts to convince him to accept the truth. |His search leads him to a remote island, where he discovers a kind of a robot in a beach at night, which seems to functional.
Kind of a peculiar mixture, “Sori” combines sci-fi, drama, action, comedy and even a war among the secret services of S. Korea and the Us, in order to present messages regarding grief, guilt, acceptance and the relationships between parents and their children.
Kim Hae-gwan has lost his daughter during a fire in the train station ten years ago, although her body was never found. This fact has not permitted him to let go, as he is still searching for her, despite his wife’s efforts to convince him to accept the truth. |His search leads him to a remote island, where he discovers a kind of a robot in a beach at night, which seems to functional.
- 8/2/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
A Melody To Remember won the festival’s top prize, which is voted for by audience members.
Italy’s Udine Far East Film Festival (Feff), one of Europe’s primary events focused on Asian cinema, has revealed the winners for its 18th edition.
Lee Han’s war-drama A Melody To Remember won the top prize, the Golden Mulberry, which is voted for by the festival’s attendees.
Second place also went to South Korea, for Lee Ho-Jae’s sci-fi fable Sori: Voice From The Heart.
Taking the bronze medal was Hokita Shuichi’s Japanese comedy Mohican Comes Home, which also won the Black Dragon prize voted for by ‘special pass holders’.
Honorary Golden Mulberry awards were presented to Japanese director Nobuhiko Obayashi – four of whose films were screened in the festival as a retrospective – and Sammo Hung, whose latest feature The Bodyguard closed the event this year.
The festival boasted 60,000 spectators this year and grossed €120,000, including...
Italy’s Udine Far East Film Festival (Feff), one of Europe’s primary events focused on Asian cinema, has revealed the winners for its 18th edition.
Lee Han’s war-drama A Melody To Remember won the top prize, the Golden Mulberry, which is voted for by the festival’s attendees.
Second place also went to South Korea, for Lee Ho-Jae’s sci-fi fable Sori: Voice From The Heart.
Taking the bronze medal was Hokita Shuichi’s Japanese comedy Mohican Comes Home, which also won the Black Dragon prize voted for by ‘special pass holders’.
Honorary Golden Mulberry awards were presented to Japanese director Nobuhiko Obayashi – four of whose films were screened in the festival as a retrospective – and Sammo Hung, whose latest feature The Bodyguard closed the event this year.
The festival boasted 60,000 spectators this year and grossed €120,000, including...
- 5/3/2016
- ScreenDaily
A Melody To Remember won the festival’s top prize, which is voted for by audience members.
Italy’s Udine Far East Film Festival (Feff), one of Europe’s primary events focused on Asian cinema, has revealed the winners for its 18th edition.
Lee Han’s war-drama A Melody To Remember won the top prize, the Golden Mulberry, which is voted for by the festival’s attendees.
Second place also went to South Korea, for Lee Ho-Jae’s sci-fi fable Sori: Voice From The Heart.
Taking the bronze medal was Hokita Shuichi’s Japanese comedy Mohican Comes Home, which also won the Black Dragon prize voted for by ‘special pass holders’.
Honorary Golden Mulberry awards were presented to Japanese director Nobuhiko Obayashi – four of whose films were screened in the festival as a retrospective – and Sammo Hung, whose latest feature The Bodyguard closed the event this year.
The festival boasted 60,000 spectators this year and grossed €120,000, including...
Italy’s Udine Far East Film Festival (Feff), one of Europe’s primary events focused on Asian cinema, has revealed the winners for its 18th edition.
Lee Han’s war-drama A Melody To Remember won the top prize, the Golden Mulberry, which is voted for by the festival’s attendees.
Second place also went to South Korea, for Lee Ho-Jae’s sci-fi fable Sori: Voice From The Heart.
Taking the bronze medal was Hokita Shuichi’s Japanese comedy Mohican Comes Home, which also won the Black Dragon prize voted for by ‘special pass holders’.
Honorary Golden Mulberry awards were presented to Japanese director Nobuhiko Obayashi – four of whose films were screened in the festival as a retrospective – and Sammo Hung, whose latest feature The Bodyguard closed the event this year.
The festival boasted 60,000 spectators this year and grossed €120,000, including...
- 5/3/2016
- ScreenDaily
The biggest European film festival excludsively dealing with Asian cinema will open on Friday the 22nd of April with the South Korean blockbuster “The Tiger” and close with the Hong Kong thriller “The Bodyguard” on Saturday the 30th with the presence of the legendary Sammo Hung. Legendary director Johnnie To and composer Lim Giong will also attend.
The festival will feature 72 films in the official selection (5 world premieres) a retrospective of Japanese science fiction, the restored 4K versions of four Bruce Lee masterpieces and over 100 events organized around the city.
The line up of 2016 includes the followings:
Competition Section
China (10)
Chongqing Hot Pot, Yang Qing, crime-action- hipster noir, China 2016, European Premiere
The Dead End, Cao Baoping, cop-loves-cop thriller, China 2015, European Premiere
Destiny, Zhang Wei, human drama, China 2016, World Premiere
The Left Ear, Alec Su, youth drama, China 2015, European Premiere
Lost in Hong Kong, Xu Zheng, clash of cultures comedy, China 2015, International Festival Premiere
The Master,...
The festival will feature 72 films in the official selection (5 world premieres) a retrospective of Japanese science fiction, the restored 4K versions of four Bruce Lee masterpieces and over 100 events organized around the city.
The line up of 2016 includes the followings:
Competition Section
China (10)
Chongqing Hot Pot, Yang Qing, crime-action- hipster noir, China 2016, European Premiere
The Dead End, Cao Baoping, cop-loves-cop thriller, China 2015, European Premiere
Destiny, Zhang Wei, human drama, China 2016, World Premiere
The Left Ear, Alec Su, youth drama, China 2015, European Premiere
Lost in Hong Kong, Xu Zheng, clash of cultures comedy, China 2015, International Festival Premiere
The Master,...
- 4/21/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The 18th Feff will feature 50 titles in competition, including Lost In Hong Kong, Mojin: The Lost Legend and Ip Man 3, as well as a new Focus Asia market.Scroll down for full programme
The Udine Far East Film Festival (Feff) has revealed the programme for its 18th edition (April 22-30), featuring a myriad of high-profile Asian titles from the past year.
The event will close with the European premiere of director and actor Sammo Hung’s latest feature, The Bodyguard [pictured], with Hung due to be in attendance.
Hung’s appearance marks the second year in a row that the festival has played host to a Hong Kong film icon, after Jackie Chan attended last year’s edition.
The Bodyguard (also known as My Beloved Bodyguard) has grossed close to $50m since its release in China on April 1. The film stars Sammo Hung as a retired bodyguard who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young girl.
The...
The Udine Far East Film Festival (Feff) has revealed the programme for its 18th edition (April 22-30), featuring a myriad of high-profile Asian titles from the past year.
The event will close with the European premiere of director and actor Sammo Hung’s latest feature, The Bodyguard [pictured], with Hung due to be in attendance.
Hung’s appearance marks the second year in a row that the festival has played host to a Hong Kong film icon, after Jackie Chan attended last year’s edition.
The Bodyguard (also known as My Beloved Bodyguard) has grossed close to $50m since its release in China on April 1. The film stars Sammo Hung as a retired bodyguard who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young girl.
The...
- 4/13/2016
- ScreenDaily
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- 1/26/2016
- by Lady Jane
- AsianMoviePulse
It's almost impossible not to see shades of Jang Hyung-yun's recent Korean animation Satellite Girl And Milk Cow in Lee Ho-jae's upcoming feature Robot-Sori, what with both stories revolving around AI enabled satellites with voice recognition capabilities that crash to earth to help their earthbound companions. But while the similarities are certainly strong enough to arch an eyebrow and wonder about the possibility of shared source material the similarities appear to go no farther.Lee Sung-min stars in the live action effort as a man who refuses to believe that his missing daughter is dead and when he encounters a downed satellite recognizes this as a chance to find her. Cue up melodramatic road trip between man and robot.Poised for a January debut the trailer for...
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- 12/9/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Exclusive: Korea’s 9ers Entertainment is launching sales on China-Korea co-production Making Family, a rom-com starring Aarif Lee and Kim Hae-Neul, and drama Hiya, starring Ahn Bo-Hyun and Lee Ho-Won (aka Hoya of boy group Infinite), at the Asian Film Market in Busan
Directed by Cho Jin-Mo, Making Family is about what happens when a little boy sets out from Korea in search of his biological father who donated sperm in China and his mother follows him there.
The little boy, played by Mason Moon (Baby And Me), decides to play cupid with his worried single mom, played by Kim (My Girlfriend Is An Agent) and his carefree biological dad, played by Lee (Echoes Of The Rainbow).
Making Family is in both the Chinese and Korean languages and is set for release in China in the first half of 2016.
Shen Zhen Top Vision Film Co., Ltd., Xi’An Shoot Link Film And TV Co., Ltd., Hanmac...
Directed by Cho Jin-Mo, Making Family is about what happens when a little boy sets out from Korea in search of his biological father who donated sperm in China and his mother follows him there.
The little boy, played by Mason Moon (Baby And Me), decides to play cupid with his worried single mom, played by Kim (My Girlfriend Is An Agent) and his carefree biological dad, played by Lee (Echoes Of The Rainbow).
Making Family is in both the Chinese and Korean languages and is set for release in China in the first half of 2016.
Shen Zhen Top Vision Film Co., Ltd., Xi’An Shoot Link Film And TV Co., Ltd., Hanmac...
- 10/2/2015
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
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