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Man-seob (played by Song Kang-ho) belts out Cho Yong-pil’s Short Hair as if appearing on an episode of James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke. Man-seob who is a Seoul taxi driver and widow living alone with his young daughter barely makes ends meet. He would not have to drive Hinzpeter (Thomas Kretschmann) to Gwangju if it weren’t for his back rent 100,000 won. “Let’s go Gwangju,” he says briskly to Hinzpeter, not knowing what awaits him.

The story resorts to Jürgen Hinzpeter’s witness to what he saw and what happened to him in May 1980. It is not detailed about the actual politics of the period and does not invoke the name, Chun Doo-hwan who imposed martial law and slaughtered Gwangju citizens. That is because it is not meant to inflame, but asks the audiences to empathize with Man-seob; we see Gwangju and its citizens at the time through his eyes.

The 26th edition of the oldest and biggest film festival will be held in the urban center of eastern Slovakia – Košice – from 15 to 23 June 2018.

Košice Art Film Fest’s primary goal is to present a compendium of contemporary world cinema in all its diversity of genres, themes and varieties, while also featuring classic and timeless pictures from throughout film history, emphasizing Slovak cinematic production.

The Festival intends to promote dialogue between professionals and the community, and to provide a unique venue for interaction between for international and local visitors. This inclusive project grants equal space for the screening of both professional and student work, as well as for talks and panel discussions on various topics.

Košice Art Film Fest is a a special treat for Asan movie fans as one whole section of the Festival called „Prísľuby Z Východu / Eastern Promises“ is entirely dedicated to the Cinema of East and Southeast Asia,...