Lotte Cultureworks will launch “Holy Night: Demon Hunters,” likely to be one of the biggest Korean movies of the year, at next month’s European Film Market in Berlin.
The occult-themed action movie stars Don Lee, the Korean-American superstar who also fronts “The Roundup” comedy-action franchise. The fourth instalment in that series “The Roundup: Punishment” will have its world premiere in the Berlin festival’s Berlinale Special section, with Lee expected to be in attendance, giving Lotte some additional momentum with the new title launch.
“Holy Night: Demon Hunters” sees Seoul descend into chaos as a devil-worshipping criminal network takes control. In a desperate plea for salvation, the police are forced to enlist Holy Night, a trio of demon hunters armed with supernatural powers.
The cast also includes Seohyun (real name Seo Ju-hyun) of K-pop sensation Girls Generation, who has acting credits in Netflix film “Love and Leashes” and TV series “Private Lives,...
The occult-themed action movie stars Don Lee, the Korean-American superstar who also fronts “The Roundup” comedy-action franchise. The fourth instalment in that series “The Roundup: Punishment” will have its world premiere in the Berlin festival’s Berlinale Special section, with Lee expected to be in attendance, giving Lotte some additional momentum with the new title launch.
“Holy Night: Demon Hunters” sees Seoul descend into chaos as a devil-worshipping criminal network takes control. In a desperate plea for salvation, the police are forced to enlist Holy Night, a trio of demon hunters armed with supernatural powers.
The cast also includes Seohyun (real name Seo Ju-hyun) of K-pop sensation Girls Generation, who has acting credits in Netflix film “Love and Leashes” and TV series “Private Lives,...
- 1/26/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Chicago – The Fall Season Five continues for the Asian Pop-Up Cinema series in Chicago as they roll down the alley for “Split,” Wednesday, November 1st, 2017, at the AMC River East 21 Theatre. This South Korean bowling comedy is directed by Choi Kook-hee. Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com will make an appearance as “the bowler,” with Ron Falzone of Columbia College moderating. For complete details and to purchase tickets, click here.
‘Split,’ Directed by Choi Kook-hee, Presented by Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema Series
Photo credit: AsianPopUpCinema.org
Cheoi-Jong (Yoo Ji-Tae) was once a legendary professional bowler, but a devastating accident ends his promising career. Now, he feebly bowls in underground matches organized by Hee-jin (Lee-Jung Hyun), an owner of a bowling alley deep in debt. Fortune alludes both men, despite their high-stakes betting, until they discover an autistic-savant named Yung-Hoon (David Lee). His bizarre zen-like method of bowling makes him the...
‘Split,’ Directed by Choi Kook-hee, Presented by Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema Series
Photo credit: AsianPopUpCinema.org
Cheoi-Jong (Yoo Ji-Tae) was once a legendary professional bowler, but a devastating accident ends his promising career. Now, he feebly bowls in underground matches organized by Hee-jin (Lee-Jung Hyun), an owner of a bowling alley deep in debt. Fortune alludes both men, despite their high-stakes betting, until they discover an autistic-savant named Yung-Hoon (David Lee). His bizarre zen-like method of bowling makes him the...
- 11/1/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Stars: Da-wit Lee, Jun Sung, Kim Kkobbi | Written and Directed by Su-won Shin
Su-won Shin (Reinbou) writes and directs Pluto, a film about social expectation and obsession in the form of a dark thriller which twists and turns through a series of flashback sequences intermingled with our main story, a style that works brilliantly with a pace that all comes to a tense conclusion.
The image of how far a certain group of teenage high school students are willing to go to in order to guarantee themselves a place in an illustrious university is looked at through the eyes of Kim June (Da-wit Lee), a transfer student who, after receiving devastating results in his first set of exams, discovers a secret sect of students who share notebooks which contain incredibly important information that allow them to pass exams with ease. In order for him to join the group, they set...
Su-won Shin (Reinbou) writes and directs Pluto, a film about social expectation and obsession in the form of a dark thriller which twists and turns through a series of flashback sequences intermingled with our main story, a style that works brilliantly with a pace that all comes to a tense conclusion.
The image of how far a certain group of teenage high school students are willing to go to in order to guarantee themselves a place in an illustrious university is looked at through the eyes of Kim June (Da-wit Lee), a transfer student who, after receiving devastating results in his first set of exams, discovers a secret sect of students who share notebooks which contain incredibly important information that allow them to pass exams with ease. In order for him to join the group, they set...
- 9/8/2014
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
(Screened at the 2013 London Korean Film Festival.) “Pluto” is a grim Korean indie dealing with elitism, bullying and murder amongst high school students, directed by Shin Su Won (“Passerby #3”). Revolving around a ruthless clique of rich, fiercely competitive classmates who manipulate the school for their own benefit, the film stars David Lee (“Poetry”) as a new student desperate to join their circle, who gets slowly but surely pushed over the edge for his trouble. The film went down very well with critics, playing to acclaim at a variety of festivals including Busan, Berlin and Edinburgh, and has been picked up for release in the UK by Third Window. The film opens with David Lee as June, a student at a top boarding school being arrested for the murder of classmate Yoon Jin (Sung Joon, “Gu Family Book”), whose body is found in a nearby forest. Released by the police after questioning,...
- 11/10/2013
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Pluto
Written and directed by Shin Su-won
South Korea, 2012
Set in an elite boarding school, Korean director Shin Su-won’s debut feature is an impressive study of the violent consequences of social stratification. Students are ranked according to their results and placed under immense pressure to reach the top; only those with the very best grades are able to compete for a place at the prestigious Seoul National University. When the top student, Yujin (Sung June), is found murdered near the school, his roommate, June (David Lee), is the prime suspect, but police do not have enough evidence to convict him. After his release, he takes four of Yujin’s circle hostage in a secret area of the school, which formerly served as torture chambers for political prisoners during South Korea’s military dictatorship.
The school’s social structure is a kind of anarcho-totalitarianism, in which nominal authority figures are...
Written and directed by Shin Su-won
South Korea, 2012
Set in an elite boarding school, Korean director Shin Su-won’s debut feature is an impressive study of the violent consequences of social stratification. Students are ranked according to their results and placed under immense pressure to reach the top; only those with the very best grades are able to compete for a place at the prestigious Seoul National University. When the top student, Yujin (Sung June), is found murdered near the school, his roommate, June (David Lee), is the prime suspect, but police do not have enough evidence to convict him. After his release, he takes four of Yujin’s circle hostage in a secret area of the school, which formerly served as torture chambers for political prisoners during South Korea’s military dictatorship.
The school’s social structure is a kind of anarcho-totalitarianism, in which nominal authority figures are...
- 6/21/2013
- by Rob Dickie
- SoundOnSight
Push Like Pushing A Mountain And Pull Like Holding A Tiger’S Tail
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For five minutes dogs were everywhere it seems in the year 1623, and they were out for blood. A young man named Nam-Yi (Hae-Il Park/Da-Wit Lee) becomes his sister Ja-In’s (Moon Chae-Won/Min-Seo Jeon) guardian after witnessing the savage assassination of their father, a man with strong political ideals who had been branded a traitor. They escape, making their way to a safe destination to seek help and shelter. Then, Bam! the story fast-forwards 13 years…
After years of living in exile, and now grown-up, Nam-Yi and Ja-In have integrated themselves well within their new community. One night, after a fresh kill, Nam-Yi sits with the boss’ son, Seo-Goon (Mu-Yeol Kim), and hears an irritating request:”Could I please marry your sister?”. Not too chuffed by the whole concept, Nam-Yi lays down the law: let’s fight,...
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For five minutes dogs were everywhere it seems in the year 1623, and they were out for blood. A young man named Nam-Yi (Hae-Il Park/Da-Wit Lee) becomes his sister Ja-In’s (Moon Chae-Won/Min-Seo Jeon) guardian after witnessing the savage assassination of their father, a man with strong political ideals who had been branded a traitor. They escape, making their way to a safe destination to seek help and shelter. Then, Bam! the story fast-forwards 13 years…
After years of living in exile, and now grown-up, Nam-Yi and Ja-In have integrated themselves well within their new community. One night, after a fresh kill, Nam-Yi sits with the boss’ son, Seo-Goon (Mu-Yeol Kim), and hears an irritating request:”Could I please marry your sister?”. Not too chuffed by the whole concept, Nam-Yi lays down the law: let’s fight,...
- 3/10/2012
- by The0racle
- AsianMoviePulse
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