Chang-dong Lee

Four strangers' paths cross by chance, leading to complex emotional entanglements that challenge their existing relationships and force them to confront uncomfortable truths about love and commitment. (imdb)

An aspiring writer runs into a childhood acquaintance, leading to a strange connection and a request to watch her cat. Upon her return from Africa, she introduces him to a wealthy, enigmatic man with a peculiar secret hobby. As tensions rise and the woman suddenly vanishes, the protagonist becomes consumed by a dark obsession to uncover the truth in this haunting psychological thriller.

A reserved, elderly woman living with her restless teenage grandson is diagnosed with Alzheimer's and enrolls in a poetry class. As she grapples with the disease and struggles to find the words for her own poem, she uncovers a dark and disturbing secret involving her grandson. Her pursuit of artistic expression becomes a wrenching exploration of beauty, morality, and complicity.

Sin-ae moves with her son Jun to Miryang, the town where her dead husband was born. As she tries to come to herself and set out on new foundations, another tragic event overturns her life. (imdb)

One night, many years ago, long before anyone lived nearby, a very strange thing happened - a flying saucer crashed into a hilltop, which happened to be the home of young kumiho, or fox spirit. Today, even as the city crawls up the side of the mountain, they're still there. And when Mr. Kang brings his class of misfits to a retreat up in the hilltop woods, the aliens can't resist giving them a scare, while the mischievous, shape-shifting kumiho, Yobi, can't resist investigating the kids. (asianmediawiki.com)

After his release from prison, a marginalized man forms an unlikely and profound bond with a woman living with cerebral palsy. As they navigate a world that treats them with indifference and hostility, they create a private fantasy realm to escape their harsh realities. The story is a raw, emotional exploration of love, social isolation, and the beauty found in the most unexpected connections.

The film begins with a man's tragic suicide and moves backward in time through seven pivotal chapters of his life. Spanning twenty years of South Korean history, the narrative explores how political upheaval and military service fractured his innocence and corrupted his soul. It is a haunting psychological study of a man destroyed by the cruel circumstances of his era and his own choices.

After finishing his military service, a young man is lured into the dark underworld of a criminal gang in a rapidly urbanizing city. He becomes entangled in a dangerous loyalty to a mob boss and a tragic romance with the leader's girlfriend. This gritty noir explores the loss of innocence and the destruction of traditional values in the face of ruthless modernization and violence.

The film intercuts two stories, one in black and white, one in color. From 1965 to 1970, we follow Jeon Tae-Il, a poor young man who quits street vending to work in a garment factory

Moon Chae-Ku and his friend Kim Chul try to bring the body of Moon's father back to his native Kwisong Island for burial. Their ferry is intercepted by resentful islanders who will not let the boat dock, because of the father's political activities in the 1950's, informing on Communist sympathizers. Kim Chul, through flashbacks, recalls people and events from his island childhood. (imdb)