The best Kwon Yul’s movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Kwon Yul’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Kwon Yul.
The Admiral: Roaring Currents
7.1/10
The film mainly follows the famous 1597 Battle of Myeongryang during the Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-1598), where the iconic Joseon admiral Yi Sun-sin managed to destroy a total of 133 Japanese warships with only 13 ships remaining in his command. The battle, which took place in the Myeongryang Strait off the southwest coast of the Korean Peninsula, is considered one of the greatest victories of Yi.
Pietà
7.1/10
A loan shark is forced to reconsider his violent lifestyle after the arrival of a mysterious woman claiming to be his long-lost mother.
Anarchist from Colony
6.6/10
Based on the life of the Korean anarchist Park Yeol (Lee Je-hoon), the film shows his struggle to counter the massacre of Koreans by the government during the 1923 great Kanto earthquake, focusing on his activities as the leader of the anti-Japanese organization Bulryeongsa and his relationship with Japanese comrade Fumiko Kaneko (Choi Hee-seo).
Beastie Boys
5.6/10
Two friends are involved in the male escort business. One starts an honest relationship with one of his clients. The other cheats on his girlfriend and has his many scams catch up to him.
The Policeman's Lineage
Min-jae who is a policeman from generation to generation has been ordered to investigate Kang-yoon secretly, who is the ace team leader of investigation team. Min-jae is appointed as the member of Kang-yoon’s team. Min-jae has belief of “If the police do something illegal even it has been occurred during the process of investigation, he is also a criminal.” But while Min-jae investigates Kang-yoon, he begins to resemble Kang-yoon who has belief of “The chase of crime should be justified even it’s illegal.” Will Min-jae be able to clear his private mission and arrest Kang-yoon that he trusts and admires?
Champion
6.4/10
A Korean American arm wrestler goes to South Korea for a competition, and finds a sister that he didn't know about.
Elephant in the Room
An anthology produced by the 8th production of KAFA + Next D. The film consists of three pieces: a black comedy, "Chicken Game", directed by Park Soo-yeong ("Irreversible"), an erotic melo-drama, "Second Account", directed by Kwon Chil-in ("Venus Talk"), and an SF thriller, "Lucid Dream 3D", directed by Kwon Ho-young ("Psychometry"). One can witness an extension of the genre of 3D films that are often limited to horror, action and blockbuster films. "One Night Dream" is waiting for its theatrical release this summer and has its world premiere at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.
INGtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls
6.6/10
An online feud evolves into something more real when two keyboard warriors take their battle offline in a mixed martial arts matchup.
My Dear Desperado
6.8/10
Previously known as "My Girlfriend as a Gangster". Dong-chul can't fight at all, but he's a gangster who can talk. He can't show off his skills as well as before, but his spirit is still alive. But the girl who seems nice on the outside moves next door, and she doesn't feel threatened by him. If he calls her "the girl next door," she gets defensive. But for some reason, he wants to be nice to her! Se-jin has put herself out on the job market. She has big plans and got the semi-basement room. But a gangster who doesn't even look like one lives next door. This man calls her "the girl next door" as if he knows her. The gangster that talks too much. She doesn't hate him! A gangster with no charisma, and a very charismatic woman. Their lives together as they head off daily!
Lost in the Moonlight
5.6/10
13 year-old girl Hyunjuli participates in a children’s Korean traditional play rehearsal in Changdeokgung Palace and accidentally falls into another world – the Moonlit Palace. The Moonlit Palace is a fantasy world of mysterious spirits and gods, where a dragon or talking mushrooms are nothing out of ordinary. Meeting new friends, Mr. Squirrel and the warrior Won, Hyunjuli explores this strange yet wonderful world to find a way back home. However, due to the trick of the Blossom Lady, who tries to rule this Moonlit World, Hyunjuli and friends fall into trouble. Will Hyunjuli be able to help her new friends to save their world and return home safely?
Worst Woman
6.4/10
Eun-hee is an actress who also plays in her real life. One day, she meets three different men and changes her own character each time she dates them, just like taking a role in the play. One is clever and polite, another is boyish and honest, and the last seems elegant and mature. Though each of her performances full of lies seems going smoothly, everything is about to be messed up at the end.
Roaring Currents: The Road of the Admiral
The staff of "The Admiral: Roaring Currents", the biggest film of all time at the South-Korean box office, has assembled once again for a documentary. Critically acclaimed director KIM Han-min and his team delves into the actual background, prelude, and preparations of Admiral YI Sun-sin in 1597 and how the admiral’s battle plans have won him his most remarkable victory throughout his career.
The Hunt
5.3/10
When raw gold is discovered deep in the woods, a group of gold hunters arrive to mine it. Several neighbors in the area witness the hunters by chance and find themselves in danger. Among the witnesses, hunter Ki-sung risks his life to protect the other witnesses and engages the gold hunters in a cat-and-mouse game of death.
Godsend
6.3/10
A woman who desperately wants a baby asks a girl who is considering abortion to give her the baby instead. The two arrive at an isolated vacation home to spend time in seclusion until the girl gives birth to a baby, but they unexpectedly encounter a mysterious young painter and some criminal hunters.
미성년
Phantoms of the Archive
It was produced to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Korean Film Archive.
