5 Films you shouldn’t miss at the 15th Korean Film Festival in Australia

By Asian Film Festival on August 19, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

These are our five recommended films from the Korean Film Festival in Australia, which will take place from August 21 – 27, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. *Then the festival will have some screenings in Canberra, Burnside, Benalla, and Alice Springs*

Festival Schedule:
Sydney – August 21 – 26, 2024 | Event Cinema George St.
Canberra – August 30 – 31, 2024 | Palace Electric Cinema
Burnside – September 9 – 12, 2024 | The Regal Theatre
Benalla – September 13 – 14, 2024 | Benalla Cinema
Alice Springs – October 8 – 11, 2024 | Alice Springs

Citizen of a Kind by Park Young-ju – Korea | 2024 – 113 minutes | Australian Premiere

After losing her laundry store to a fire incident, a single mom Deok-hee receives a call from a bank offering a generous upfront loan so she takes it right away. But soon after, she finds out that she has become a victim of a voice phishing scheme. (Mubi)

Screening Date:
August 26, 2024 | Monday | Event Cinema George St. Cinema 3 (Sydney) | 20:00 pm

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Dog Days by Kim Deok-Min – Korea | 2024 – 120 minutes | Australian Premiere

The story of people connected through dogs at a veterinary hospital where there is no wind at all, getting to know each other, comforting each other, and sharing their hearts. (IMDb)

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Don’t Buy The Seller by Park Hee-kon – Korea | 2023 – 101 minutes | Australia Premiere

Soo-hyun, who has recently moved into a new house, buys a used washing machine through a second-hand app but finds out it doesn’t work. Annoyed by the seller’s irresponsibility, she leaves a comment calling the seller a con man, and reports it to the police. Little does she know that the seller is a psychopathic serial killer who uses an online second-hand market to lure his victims. Her comment renders his hunt for a new victim all but impossible so she becomes his next target. She starts receiving obscene phone calls, countless unwanted food deliveries, and strange men knocking on her door looking for a good time. A trip to the sender’s address proves deadly serious when the police and Soo-hyun find a man’s dead body. (KFFA 2024)

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Picnic by Kim Yong-gyun – Korea | 2024 – 114 minutes | Australia Premiere

At eighty years old, Eun Sim has come back to her hometown after being away for over sixty years. She’s glad to reunite with her old friends Geum Soon and Tae Ho, who never left the town. Despite the aches and pains that come with her age, Eun Sim feels content with how she has lived her life. This film, reminiscent of a trot song, explores the blossoming of friendship and love in the later stages of life. (KFFA 2024)

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The Boys by Chung Ji Young – Korea | 2022 – 123 minutes | Australia Premiere

A story about an investigating team leader, Hwang Joon-cheol, in charge of investigating boys who are suspected of robbery at the local town’s supermarket, ‘Woori Super’. (IMDb)

Screening Date:
August 25, 2024 | Sunday | Event Cinema George St. Cinema 3 (Sydney) | 13:00 pm

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