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Special Delivery 특송 (2022)

Director: Park Dae-min Starring: Park So-dam, Song Sae-byeok, Kim Eui-song, Jung Hyeon-jun, Yeon Woo-jin, Yeom Hye-ran, Han Hyun-min Country of Origin: South Korea Running time: 1h 48m Navigating the weighty demands of a first leading film role is challenging enough, yet Park So-dam never veers off track once as she stars and even drives herContinue reading “Special Delivery 특송 (2022)”

Beyond Utopia (2023)

Director: Madeleine Gavin Country of Origin: United States The Kim dynasty features prominently in almost every documentary made about North Korea. Depressingly sensational tales of brutal control and lavish excess often completely ignore the country’s largely impoverished 26 million population. All filmmakers allowed access to the most isolated nation on earth are bound by theContinue reading “Beyond Utopia (2023)”