In 2026, Korean film is considered some of the most innovative and highly regarded of world cinemas. in 2016, it wasn’t quite the same.
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Set in the year 2054, Mickey 17 follows a mission to establish a human settlement on an alien planet in a future in which human beings can be replicated on demand.
Hyun-su’s sleepwalking is ruining his marriage but it might take more than a few pills to get it under control.
Military service is compulsory in South Korea and many deem it unfair that the band’s members have been allowed to put it off.
Zombies in horror are often a stand-in for our collective anxieties, manifesting our fears. All Of Us Are Dead continues this grand tradition.
A new wave of Korean music and cinema can play a powerful role in changing perceptions and stereotypes of Asian people.
The bait-and-switch approach on show in Oscar-winning film Parasite is characteristic of contemporary Korean cinema – and there is plenty more to explore.
It’s the first non-English language film to win best picture – here’s hoping this is the start of something big for world cinema.
The first Korean film to secure a best picture Oscar nomination is a testament to the international appeal of K-cinema.
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Associate Professor of Film And Creative Practice Research, University of Staffordshire
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Senior Lecturer in Korean Studies, University of Sheffield
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Instructor, School of Linguistics and Language Studies, Carleton University
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Professorial Research Associate at School of Languages, Cultures, and Linguistics, SOAS, University of London, SOAS, University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Literature, University of Essex, University of Essex
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Academic Tutor in Media and Communications, Swinburne University of Technology
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Lecturer, School of International Studies, Macquarie University