Special Screenings - London Korean Film Festival

Special Screenings

Join the London Korean Film Festival for a selection of exclusive events and premieres alongside the core programme strands, including a special collaboration with the V&A, part of this year’s Hallyu! The Korean Wave exhibition dedicated to Korean culture and entertainment, a ‘double-bill’ of Kim Han-min’s naval epic, and a preview screening of Cannes award winner Broker.

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LKFF 2022: The Thieves + Q&A

Fri 04 Nov, 5:00pm

V&A

After a large heist, five of Korea’s most infamous thieves – Popeye, Pepsi, Yenicall, Zampano and Chewingum – jump at the chance to get out of town when offered a job in Macao. Their goal is to steal the ‘Tear of the Sun’, a 318 carat diamond worth over $20 million held at the Macao Casino. The brains behind the break-in is Macao Park who has assembled his own Chinese team to join the crew. How...

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LKFF 2022: Broker + Q&A

Thu 10 Nov, 8:30pm

Picturehouse Central

Sang-hyun(Song Kang Ho) runs a laundry shop, but is constantly saddled with debt. Dong-soo (Gang Dong Won), who grew up in an orphanage, works in a baby box facility. One night in the pouring rain, they secretly carry off an infant who was left at the baby box. But on the following day, the mother So-young (Lee Ji Eun) unexpectedly returns for her son Woo-sung. Realising that her baby has been ...

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LKFF 2022: The Admiral: Roaring Currents + Q&A

Wed 16 Nov, 8:30pm

Regent St Cinema

First instalment in writer-director Kim Han-min’s historic epic trilogy, The Admiral: Roaring Currents is based on the historical Battle of Myeongnyang and its star naval admiral Yi Sun-sin (Choi Min-sik) who led a small fleet to improbable victory over a much larger Japanese fleet. Imprisoned and tortured for failing to neutralise a Japanese double-agent in his ranks, Yi Sun-sin is recalled to...