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Korean cinematic rise years in the making, says 'Squid Game' star

TORONTO: Smash hits like "Squid Game" and "Parasite" may make it look easy, but Emmy-winner Lee Jung-jae says South Korean cinema spent years learning how to reach unprecedented global audiences through stories about the competitiveness and violence of modern life.

Bangkok Post

Hidden gems: Translators and interpreters in Australia play a critical if seldom seen role

Is Australia an English-speaking country? The answer seems obvious.

The Conversation

Seoul to phase out Parasite-style semi-basement flats after storm deaths

Properties seen in Oscar-winning film to be curbed after three people drown in South Korean capital

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5 years ago, the director of 'Parasite' made his most unsettling sci-fi movie

'Okja' is a powerful reminder about how film can change the world. The movie, by director Bong Joon-ho, debuted on Netflix five years ago.

Inverse

The 20 best films set on trains – ranked!

The Railway Children Return is shortly to arrive on UK platforms and Bullet Train speeding down the tracks behind it. Until then – as rail strikes bring stations to a standstill – here are 20 vicarious train trips

The Guardian - UK

S.Korea Has Big Cannes Night with Actor, Director Awards

The South Korean cinema industry added to a global winning streak on Saturday by scooping two key prizes at the Cannes Film Festival for a pair of beloved veterans. Star film-maker Park Chan-wook clinched the best director award for his erotic crime movie "Decision To Leave" while Song Kang-ho, best…

Asharq Al-Awsat

You need to watch the most important sci-fi thriller of the century ASAP

Political but not preachy, this over-the-top action sci-fi will shock and stimulate you. Here's why 'Snowpiercer' matters now more than ever.

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