SESSION: Monday 9th March at 7:30pm



The Host

(2006, dir. Bong Joon Ho, w/ Kang-ho Song, Hee-Bong Byun, Hae-il Park, Doona Bae)

The film revolves around Park Hee-bong, a man in his late 60s. He runs a small snack bar on the banks of the Han River and lives with his two sons, one daughter, and one granddaughter. The Parks seem to lead a quite ordinary and peaceful life, but maybe they are a bit poorer than the average Seoulite. Hee-bong's elder son Gang-du is an immature and incompetent man in his 40s, whose wife left home long ago. Nam-il is the youngest son, an unemployed grumbler, and daughter Nam-joo is an archery medalist and member of the national team. One day, an unidentified monster suddenly appears from the depths of the Han River and spreads panic and death, and Gang-du's daughter Hyun-seo is carried off by the monster and disappears. All of the family members are in a great agony because they lost someone very dear to them. But when they find out she is still alive, they resolve to save her. (IMDB)

FILM INFO 3.53.53.53.5(IMDB rating)

Mother

(2009, dir. Bong Joon Ho, w/ Hye-ja Kim, Won Bin, Goo Jin, Je-mun Yun)

Mother will start at approximately 9:56pm, and finish at approximately 12:11am.

A mother lives quietly with her twenty-eight-year-old son, Do-joon, providing herbs and acupuncture to neighbors. One day, a girl is brutally murdered, and Do-joon is charged with the killing. Now, it's his mother's call whether to prove him innocent or to leave him imprisoned. (IMDB)

FILM INFO 3.93.93.93.9(IMDB rating)