Park Chan-wook
#1
Decision to Leave
Synopsis:
From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.
Starring:
Yoo Seung-mok,
Tang Wei,
Lee Jung-hyun
#2
The Handmaiden
Synopsis:
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a young woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering uncle, but she's involved in something greater that will soon be revealed.
Starring:
Ha Jung-woo,
Kim Tae-ri,
Kim Min-hee
#3
Snowpiercer
Synopsis:
In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.
Starring:
John Hurt,
Octavia Spencer,
Ewen Bremner
Plot:
train,
dystopia,
ice,
tunnel,
based on graphic novel,
revolt,
social commentary,
post apocalypse,
violence,
guilt
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#4
Oldboy
Synopsis:
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.
Starring:
Oh Dal-su,
Yoo Yeon-seok,
Choi Min-sik
#5
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Synopsis:
This is the story of Ryu, a deaf man, and his sister, who requires a kidney transplant. In order to afford the transplant, Ryu and his girlfriend develop a plan to kidnap Park's daughter. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge.
Starring:
Lee Dae-yeon,
Song Kang-ho,
Shin Ha-kyun
Plot:
revenge,
sign language,
torture,
three act structure,
suicide,
kidnapping,
murder,
dead woman in a bathtub,
make love,
petting
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