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★★★★★ "Apostle": A true story of North Korean churchgoers who are persecuted for their faith and then attempt to head South. (02/13)

★★★★ "Venus Talk": A 'sex in the city' style comedy drama that follows three woman in their 40s. (02/13)

★★★★ "Ordinary Days - 2014": A drama about two friends dealing with suicide, jealousy, and betrayal. (02/13)

★★ "Secret Tutor": An erotic melodrama about a student who gets more than he hoped for from his new tutor. (02/13)

       Title: "Apostle"        

Genre: Drama

Release Date: 2014/02/13

Director: Kim Jin-moo*

Length: 112 min

Stars: Kim In-kwon, Hong Kyung-in, Choi Kyu-hwan, Jo Duk-je

The Short and Sweet: A true story of North Korean churchgoers who are persecuted for their faith and then attempt to head South.

★★★★★

Title: "The Law of Pleasures" (aka "Venus Talk")

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Release Date: 2014/02/13

Director: Kwon Chil-in ("Hellcats", "Wonderful Radio")

Length: 108 min

Stars: Uhm Jung-hwa, Moon So-ri, Jo Min-soo, Lee Kyung-young, Lee Sung-min

The Short and Sweet: A 'sex in the city' style comedy drama that follows three woman in their 40's.

★★★★

Title: "Ordinary Days - 2014"      

Genre: Drama

Release Date: 2014/02/13

Director: Kim Sang-suk*

Length: 124 min

Stars: Kim Sang-suk, Kim Eun-joo-II, Kim Tae-hee-III, Baek Jae-ho

The Short and Sweet: A drama about two friends dealing with suicide, jealousy, and betrayal.

★★★★

Title: "Secret Tutor"

Genre: Erotic, Melodrama, Romance

Release Date: 2014/02/13

Director: Mr. L (Mr. 엘)

Length: 65 min

Stars: Lee Sang-doo, Ye Rin, Yeon Hee

The Short and Sweet: An erotic melodrama about a student who gets more than he hoped for from his new tutor.  

★★

 

Also Coming Soon:

"Mekong Hotel" (2012), "Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars" (1985), "Jinx!!!" (2013), "Breaking the Girls" (2012), "名探偵コナン 探偵たちの鎮魂歌（レクイエム" (2006), "Lie with Me" (2005), "The Mule" (2013), "RoboCop" (2014), "Drug War" (2012), "Escape from Planet Earth" (2013), "Renoir" (2012), "Under the Rainbow" (2013)

 

Sources: 

AsianWiki: http://asianwiki.com/Apostle_(Korean_Movie), http://asianwiki.com/The_Law_of_Pleasures

Daum: http://movie.daum.net/movieinfo/coming/movieInfoScheduled.do?modeType=day&order=recently

HanCinema: http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Apostle.php, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_The_Law_of_Pleasures.php, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Ordinary_Days_-_2014.php#synopsis, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Secret_Tutor.php

KOBIZ: http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20136043, http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20130561

 

- C.J. Wheeler (chriscjw@gmail.com; @KoreaOnTheCouch)