Korean film fans have reasons to celebrate as more content are in the pipeline on Netflix!
From the success of recent Korean films on Netflix, two new original films are decked to launch this season. Following the footsteps of Space Sweepers, The Call, #Alive and Time To Hunt; it was also announced that Night in Paradise takes off on April 9.
Night in Paradise
A film about a man targeted by a criminal gang and a woman cornered to a dead end in life. It is helmed by Director Park Hoon-jung, whose works such as New World, V.I.P., and The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion have established him as a genre master for their compelling stories and brilliant action scenes.
Returning with yet another noir film that is quintessentially Korean, Night in Paradise was the only Korean film to be screened out of competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where the film earned critical acclaim early on.
It stars Um Tae Goo (The Age of Shadows, The Great Battle), Jeon Yeo Been (Vincenzo, After My Death), and Cha Seung Won (Believer, A Korean Odyssey).
Carter
A chase thriller about an agent suffering from memory loss and thrown into the middle of a mysterious mission.
It is helmed by director Jung Byung-gil, whose skilled hand has produced many unique action films. He first got the spotlight with his feature debut Action Boys, which earned him a seat at the 27th Vancouver International Film Festival as well as other prominent events.
Since then, his 2012 film Confession of Murder earned him the Best New Director award at the 50th Grand Bell Awards and the Thriller Award at the 31st Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival. His 2017 film The Villainess was selected for Midnight Screenings at the 70th Cannes International Film Festival, raising his profile among international filmmakers.
Carter, his collaboration with Netflix, is expected to present a cathartic experience for viewers with high-quality, difficult to execute, nonstop action scenes.
Moral Sense (WT)
Depicting a different kind of romance between a man with unusual taste in sex and a woman who inadvertently learns about them, it is based on the
hit webtoon by the same name.
It features the main character under the humorous and suspenseful premise of hiding his unusual sexual inclinations from his colleagues. Veteran romance director Park Hyun-jin will lead the production with her keen insight and experience in the genre.
Her films include Like for Likes, which weaves romance into the trend of sharing one’s daily life on social media, and Lovers of Six Years, a realistic portrayal of a longtime couple.
She is expected to unleash her full command of genre-specific knowledge in an unfolding thrilling romantic development between a man with a secret he doesn’t want to reveal to anyone and a woman who discovers it.
PR Materials Source: Netflix
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