The best Mun Yeong-dong’s movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Mun Yeong-dong’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 Mun Yeong-dong.
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.
Lost Flower: Eo Woo-dong
5.3/10
A triangular relationship between Eo Woo-dong, her husband Lee Dong, and fantasy character Moo-gong, highlights on the first half of the Joseon Dynasty and portrays the contradicted life of the high class people, criticizing the modern day Korean society.
R-Point
6.2/10
On 07 January 1972, the South Korean base in Nah-Trang, Vietnam, receives a radio transmission from a missing platoon presumed dead.
Last Child
6.8/10
When their son drowns while saving the life of a friend, the couple offer to take the boy in. What can they do with the kid who outlived their own son? The father tries to teach him work and looks after him like family. The mother is distant to him but gradually opens her heart.
Holiday
6.4/10
A (Based On True Events) movie about prisoners escaping during the heyday of Korean nationalism and international image-consciousness, the Seoul World Olympics of 1988.
Temptation of Eve: Angel
5.9/10
Returning from a steamy excursion with her lover, Hee Ra finds her husband dead in her bedroom. Although Hee Ra has a solid alibi, detective Min Ho’s intuition points to the wife as the murderer. In search of evidence, the detective begins to observe her daily routine, but gradually he is spellbound by her irresistible charm. Then another suspect appears, someone from Hee Ra’s past, whom Min Ho believes to be the culprit. Seeing the closure of the murder case, Min Ho and Hee Ra become closer than ever. But past secrets reveal themselves, taking Min Ho to the point of no return…
A Way Back to Mother
5.5/10
Yoona has managed to mature into a fine woman despite her rough childhood. One day, when Yoona finds out that her mother has become ill, she travels home for the first time in a long while. However, this trip doesn’t become what Yoona was expecting it to be…
The Gift of Love
Memories
9.8/10
Min-Ho (Lee Sun-Goo) works as a counselor at a psychology counseling center, which is run by the government. He gets tired of his daily life and listening to the complaint of his clients. The stress that he feels affects his relationship with other people including his family. At his apartment, which he just moved into, he finds post-it notes written by the former occupant of the apartment. The notes are written explanations about the apartment. He learns that the former owner is a woman. Min-Ho wants to meet her.
