2019 is a festive year for Korean cinema. Not only did “Parasite” by Bong Joon-ho win the first Golden Palm in its film history in Cannes last May, but it was also 100 years ago that the first Korean film “Fight for Justice” was released. Those who want to celebrate can do so at to the Korean Film Festival Brussels from 31 October to 9 November.
The theme of this year’s festival 100 Years of Korean Cinema: Portraits of Korea offers the opportunity to become acquainted with its varied character. The program is divided into two parts: Historic Classic & Modern Classic. The Historic Classic section consists of five classics while the Modern Classic part highlights six recent releases. The festival also shows a compilation of short films and there is attention for animation and documentaries.
Opening film 31st October
Miss & Mrs. Cops (2019, Jung Da-won).
This crime comedy is a feminist version of the buddy cop film.
The theme of this year’s festival 100 Years of Korean Cinema: Portraits of Korea offers the opportunity to become acquainted with its varied character. The program is divided into two parts: Historic Classic & Modern Classic. The Historic Classic section consists of five classics while the Modern Classic part highlights six recent releases. The festival also shows a compilation of short films and there is attention for animation and documentaries.
Opening film 31st October
Miss & Mrs. Cops (2019, Jung Da-won).
This crime comedy is a feminist version of the buddy cop film.
- 10/31/2019
- by Nancy Fornoville
- AsianMoviePulse
With the recent trend of Hollywood pitting a star female duo together in a film as buddy cops, hustlers, swindlers, etc., it wasn’t going to be too long before South Korea followed suit and sure enough, 2019 gave us “Miss & Mrs. Cops” by Jung Da-won.
Foul-mouthed hot shot cop Park Mi-young used to be a part of an elite all-women’s task force in the Seoul Metropolitan police department, but as the sole breadwinner of the family after the birth of her son, she transferred to the Civil Complaints department in the Force. Now, she spends her days sat behind a desk handling civil complaints, gossiping with her colleague Yang Jang-mi and sucking up to her superior in order to save her job from an impending lay-off. Her troubles only increase when her young police officer sister-in-law Jo Ji-hye gets transferred to her department on disciplinary action for assaulting a civilian.
Foul-mouthed hot shot cop Park Mi-young used to be a part of an elite all-women’s task force in the Seoul Metropolitan police department, but as the sole breadwinner of the family after the birth of her son, she transferred to the Civil Complaints department in the Force. Now, she spends her days sat behind a desk handling civil complaints, gossiping with her colleague Yang Jang-mi and sucking up to her superior in order to save her job from an impending lay-off. Her troubles only increase when her young police officer sister-in-law Jo Ji-hye gets transferred to her department on disciplinary action for assaulting a civilian.
- 9/25/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
"There's no one else." Cj Entertainment has debuted official Us trailers for South Korean comedy Miss & Mrs. Cops, the latest film from director Jung Da-Won. Cj is getting better and better at bringing all their major releases to Us theaters the same day they open in South Korea, and this film will be in Us theaters later this week. The film is about two sisters at a police department who find themselves in the middle of a suicide case when a young woman throws herself in front of a bus while the two are on duty. Mi-young and Ji-hye find out that the woman is the victim of a digital sex crime. When no one else will take the case, the sisters-in-law open their own investigation. This stars Ra Mi-ran, Lee Sung-kyung, Yoon Sang-hyun, Choi Soo-young, and Yeom Hye-ran. This does look quite goofy, but may still be entertaining to watch.
- 5/5/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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