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Tag Archives: South Korean movie
Silenced (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : It was very, very unfair to these molested kids
You will be aghast at what you will see in South Korean film “Silenced”, an angry movie about the horrid truth hidden beneath one school for the deaf kids. When the end credit rolls on the screen, you will be … Continue reading
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Tagged A True story, Christianity, Court, Religion, School, sexual abuse, South Korean movie
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War of the Arrows (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A duel with bows and arrows
Shooting an arrow is not as simple as it looks. Anyone can shoot an arrow after the basic lesson, but hitting right in the target requires a lot more. Besides having a good bow, arrows, and skills, the archer also … Continue reading
Blind (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A blind woman in grave danger
A blind woman is in danger. A psychotic killer wants to kill her. She finds herself being nearly alone with him in the house at dark, rainy night. She must do something to increase her chance of survival while being … Continue reading
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Tagged Handicap, Murder, Mystery, Serial Killing, South Korean movie, Thriller
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Poongsan (2011) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : A Man between North and South
Some movies depend on very preposterous premise you cannot believe easily, and “Poongsan”, one of the latest South Korean movies, is a good case. How can he cross the border between South Korea and North Korea so easily? How can … Continue reading
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Tagged Delivery, Drama, Intelligence agency, North Korea, South Korea, South Korean movie, Spy, Thriller, Torture
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Sunny (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Seven Girls – Now and Then
Probably my dreadfully gregarious older cousin sisters can identify with the characters in “Sunny” far more than me because most of them were high school girls around the 1980s. Even though it was one of turbulent chapters in South Korean … Continue reading





