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Tag Archives: Fisherman
The Land of Morning Calm (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A fisherman’s insurance scam
You will not easily forget the old but tough hero of South Korean film “The Land of Morning Calm”, which won three awards including the Best Film Award at the New Currents section of the Busan International Film Festival a … Continue reading
The Book of Fish (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The Book of Bromance
Maybe I should have expected less before watching South Korean film “The Book of Fish”, which, to my dissatisfaction, turns out to be more about its two main characters’ relationship instead of how that old but famous real-life marine biology … Continue reading
The Net (2016) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A North Korean fisherman trapped between both sides
South Korean film “The Net” kicks and screams with its indignation over the social/political divide which has been continued for more than 60 years in Korean peninsula. Through its sad, brutal tale of one ordinary man who happens to be … Continue reading
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