London Korean Film Festival 2024
The 19th London Korean Film Festival (LKFF) returns from 1–13 November 2024. The LKFF will feature Cinema Now and Women’s Voices and a special BFI Season, Echoes in Time: Korean Films of the Golden Age and New Cinema.
Cinema Now
The purpose of the Cinema Now strand is to offer a synchronic cross section of contemporary, popular Korean cinema and take the temperature of the moment.
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Women’s Voices
“Women’s Voices” is the annual celebration of complex, dynamic women-driven stories and supports women working in the Korean film industry.
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LKFF 2024 Opening Gala: Victory + Q&A with director Park Beom-su
빅토리
Wed 06 Nov, 6:45pm
BFI Southbank
In 1999, two rebellious teenagers start a cheerleading squad for their provincial high school, bringing confidence and solidarity to themselves, their misfit troupe and an entire community afflicted by narrow horizons and labour disputes. Like Lukas Moodysson’s We Are the Best! (2013), Park Beom-su’s joyously punkish and irreverently funny crowd-pleaser has infectious charm, winning wit and gir...
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LKFF 2024 Closing Gala: Love in the Big City + Q&A with director E.oni
Wed 13 Nov, 6:45pm
BFI Southbank
Jae-hee, a bold and free-spirited woman, accidentally uncovers Heung-soo’s secret, leading to an unlikely relationship. Misunderstood by many, the two navigate growing pains while searching for love and self in Seoul. Love in the Big City, based on Park Sang-young’s novel longlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2022, is brought to life by filmmaker E.oni.
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LKFF 2024 Special Screening: Alienoid: Return to the Future
외계+인 2부
Sun 10 Nov, 5:25pm
Ciné Lumière
Ean (Kim Tae-ri) finds herself trapped in the distant past while attempting to prevent the escape of alien prisoners locked inside human bodies. In her quest to return to the present, she discovers the Divine Blade, a powerful weapon that can open a door through time, and sets out to find Thunder (Kim Woo-bin) to aid her journey back. Meanwhile, Muruk (Ryu Jun-yeol), who assists Ean in her esca...
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