Urania Hosts First Korean Film Week

The festival will feature eight films, including a war film, a historical film and a gangster film. The films will be shown in Korean with English subtitles and Hungarian simultaneous interpretation.

Jae-gyu Kang's Two Brothers in the War shows the horrors of the Korean War with the story of two brothers.

Yoon-ki Lee's This Charming Girl tells the story of a young misanthropic postal worker whose past trauma is brought to life when an aspiring writer takes an interest in her.

The King and the Clown, directed by Jun-ik Lee, takes place in the Chosun Dynasty. Two clowns are arrested for satirizing the king. The only way to prevent their execution is to make the king laugh. The film was enormously popular in Korea, generating 12 million box office receipts in just seven weeks.

Dong-seok No shows Korean slackers in My Generation and Ji-woon Kim shows Korean gangsters in Bittersweet Life.

The full schedule for Korean Film Week:

Thursday, May 24
19:00 Two Brothers in the War - dir. Jae-gyu Kang
21:00 This Charming Girl - dir. Yoon-ki Lee

Friday, May 25
19:00 The King and the Clown - dir. Jun-ik Lee
21:00 My Generation - dir. Dong-seok No

Saturday, May 26
19:00 Bittersweet Life - dir. Ji-woon Kim
21:00 The King and the Clown - dir. Jun-ik Lee

Sunday, May 27
17:00 Two Brothers in the War - dir. Jae-gyu Kang
19:30 Bloody Tie - dir. Ho Choi
21:00 Bittersweet Life - dir. Ji-woon Kim

Monday, May 28
19:00 Sopyonje - dir. Kwon-taek Im
21:00 Joint Security Area - dir. Chan-wook Park

Tuesday, May 29
19:00 This Charming Girl - dir. Yoon-ki Lee
21:00 Bloody Tie - dir. Ho Choi