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Bogota: City of the Lost (2024)

Mak — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:46:16 +0000

In the 1990s, 19-year-old Guk Hee moves to Bogotá with his family, wishing for a better life only to end up living from hand to mouth. Beginning at the bottom of the ladder, he goes through hell and high water and now dominates the black market of Bogotá.

(Source: HanCinema)

~~ Release dates: Oct 3, 2024 (Festival) || Dec 31, 2024 (Cinema)

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Always (2011)

Dargom Bes — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 03:22:32 +0000

Having closed himself away from the world, former boxer Chul Min starts a new job as a parking lot attendant. One night, a visually impaired young woman, Jung Hwa, walks into his tollbooth to watch television with him. Jung Hwa’s bright spirit and smile in the face of adversity reach through to Chul Min’s heart and shine a ray of hope into both their lives, but their love and happiness may be short-lived.

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Flex X Cop

Liu — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 00:41:18 +0000

Jin Yi Soo has everything in life. Being a third-generation conglomerate, he never requires others’ assistance. However, things start changing when he gets entangled in a case.

Jin Yi Soo joins the violent investigative team at the Kangha Police Station that specializes in catching robbers. He aims to use his wealth and personal connections to his advantage. He works under Detective Lee Kang Hyun. Kang Hyun is dedicated and a smooth-talker and doesn’t care for Yi Soo’s presence when they begin working as partners.

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Believer 2 (2023)

Mak — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 10:06:52 +0000

Detective Won Ho looks for missing person Rak and he also chases after Teacher Lee, who is the boss of a drug ring. Brian and Keunkal appear in front of Detective Won Ho. Keunkal is the the only one who knows the real identity of Teacher Lee.

(Source: AsianWiki)

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Knuckle Girl (2023)

Mak — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 02:20:59 +0000

Following the story of Ran, who confronts a mysterious organization by participating in a no-rules deathmatch after discovering her missing younger sister Yuzuki is involved in a crime. With danger at every corner, Ran must trade in her boxing gloves for brass knuckles. Will she save her sister?

(Source: Amazon)

~~ Adapted from the webtoon "Knuckle Girl" (너클걸) written by Jun Sang Young (전상영) and illustrated by You Sang Jin (유상진).

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Midnight Museum

Mak — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 06:52:36 +0000

Dome, a barista at a café on the verge of closure, receives an unexpected job offer. The offer comes from a café regular, Khatha, who orders coffee he never drinks. The job is at an odd museum open only after sunset. With few choices, Dome accepts Khatha’s offer.

On his first day, an employee tells him the museum is haunted. Forbidden by the overseer from entering Zone 16, Dome is tempted inside. Khatha attempts to contain the damage but Dome has unintentionally awakened something. Shortly, nearly everything inside is lost. Dome takes responsibility for the misfortune he’s brought to the museum and attempts to hunt down what went missing in order to return them to where they belong.

(Source: MyDramaList)

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Weak Hero Class 1

Mak — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 23:27:45 +0000

Yeon Shi Eun is a model student who ranks at the top of his high school. Physically, Yeon Shi Eun appears weak, but by using his wits and psychology, he fights against the violence that takes place inside and outside of his school.

(Source: Asianwiki)

~~ Adapted from the webtoon “Weak Hero” (약한영웅) written by SeoPass (서패스) and illustrated by Kim Jin Seok (김진석).
~~ Release dates: Oct 7, 2022 (Festival) || Nov 18, 2022 (Online)

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D.P.

Liu — Sat, 28 Aug 2021 01:32:03 +0000

Private soldier Jun Ho is a confused youth who served in the military normally like other Koreans. One day, he suddenly becomes a member of the military defector arrest team. As such, he is tasked with capturing deserters and must grapple with the more troubling cases of why some soldiers feel they have no other choice but go absent without official leave.

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Bleak Night (2011)

Liu — Fri, 07 May 2021 19:03:54 +0000

High school student Gi Tae takes his own life. His father feels a heavy sense of guilt and confusion over his son’s death. The father was largely absent from Gi Tae’s life. He decides to search for answers on his son’s death.

Gi Tae’s father finds a picture in his son’s desk drawer. The picture consists of Gi Tae and high school friends Dong Yoon and Hee Joon.

Gi Tae’s father is able to locate Hee Joon. The high school boy is evasive with answers, explaining he transferred to another school prior to Gi Tae’s death. Hee Joon also mentions that Gi Tae’s best friend was Dong Hoon. Gi Tae’s father thinks back to his son’s funeral and recalls that Dong Hoon never showed up at his best friend’s funeral. Gi Tae’s father then asks Hee Joon to find Dong Yoon, who has now dropped out of school completely. What happened to these three former best friends?

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The Swordsman (2020)

Liu — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 22:35:16 +0000

"Three different swordsmen meet each other for their own reasons."
Tae Yul, a swordsman in his thirties goes out to find his only daughter after losing one of his eyes. Min Seung Ho, the Joseon Dynasty’s best swordsman chooses an ordinary simple life after perceiving the transient nature of power. Gurutai, the best swordsman in Qing Dynasty aspires to become the best even in the Joseon Dynasty.
(Source: unitedpictures.modoo)

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