Korean Film Festival Archive
Film Reviews
The 9th Korean Film Festival in Australia (KOFFIA) has returned this year and recently wrapped up their Sydney tour.
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A heart-warming and light-hearted film, Little Forest is a feast for the eyes and soul. A celebration of friendship, good food and the pleasures of daily life, Little
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Film News
The Korean Film Festival in Australia (KOFFIA) will be returning to Australia for its 2018 program with a whopping 22 Korean films across all genres. The Festival will
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Korean cinema has a knack for bringing a little heartbreak into their comedies, and Ju Ji-Hong’s 2017 rom-com Because I Love You has exactly that – more laughs
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‘A Single Rider’ is a perplexing, afflictive, and at times distressing story about regret and consequences. It is reflective as much as it is polarising, and I left
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A slick, noir-style gangster film is no stranger to the Korean movie industry. Critically acclaimed Korean films in this genre such as A Bittersweet Life have garnered worldwide
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It wouldn’t be KOFFIA without its headline romcom! 2017’s is Because I Love You (사랑하기 때문에), a film that was quite heavily promoted earlier in the year because
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E-J Yong’s The Bacchus Lady (죽여주는 여자) is an opportunity to provide meaningful insight into the challenges facing South Korea’s senior population, but is ultimately wasted as it
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The opening film for the 2017 Korean Film Festival in Sydney is The World of Us, an poignant look into both friendship and bullying amongst elementary school girls. The
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Film News
The Korean Film Festival in Australia (KOFFIA) is back with more films and more locations for its 8th year!
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Film Reviews
This year has been a great year for Korean cinema. But as talked-about The Wailing and The Handmaiden were, there is something so original yet familiar about Train to Busan.
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Right Now, Wrong Then is the latest film by acclaimed director Hong Sang-Soo, praised for his (somewhat repeated) depictions of everyday human relationships.
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Film Reviews
With the Olympics in full swing, 4th Place (4등) was an appropriate opener for this year’s KOFFIA – a story about a boy’s love and passion for swimming
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“How far do you think your money will take you?” If money means action and thrills in cop film Veteran (베테랑), probably not far enough.
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Meanings and metaphors abound in Two Rooms, Two Nights about a handsome film director and his past and present loves.
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