Korean film fest offers spicy dramas, comedies
Advertiser Staff
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Graduated from K-dramas to K-cinema? You can catch seven new South Korean films — four of them getting their U.S. premieres — at the Hawaii International Film Festival's three-day K-fest2 starting today at the Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Theatres. All films are in Korean, with English subtitles.
Tickets are $10 general, $9 students, seniors, military and children, $8 HIFF Ohana members. 550-8457, www.hiff.org.
The films:
6:30 p.m. today, noon Sunday
The townspeople consider the shoeless Ki-bong a fool, but their attitude changes when he trains hard for a mini marathon — the prize money would allow him to buy his beloved mother a special gift. U.S. premiere.
8:45 p.m. today
A sequel to the 2001 hit comedy "My Boss, My Hero." Doo-sik, now a college senior, is a student teacher of ethics by day and a mob thug by night. Hawai'i premiere.
Noon Saturday
A ballet class becomes the focal point for high school delinquents and an entire community. Hawai'i premiere.
6 p.m. Saturday, 8:45 p.m. Sunday
A simple country fellow falls instantly for a lovely woman who isn't all she seems. Hawai'i premiere.
3 p.m. Saturday
A former loser wants to make a fresh start in high school, but after some good intentions and misunderstandings, he's challenged to a big fight after school. U.S. premiere.
8:45 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday
Costume drama full of palace intrigue. U.S. premiere.
6 p.m. Sunday
A shy bachelor tries to find love in Uzbekistan. U.S. premiere.
