South Korean cinema is no longer the producer of small and idiosyncratic films that have to seep through the cracks of international cinema. It hasn’t been for years. Now, the native film industry is a powerhouse of large productions whose ambitions far exceed the humble beginnings of “New Korean Cinema” in the late 90s. The […] The post Escape from Mogadishu (South Korea, 2021) [NYAFF 2021] first appeared on VCinema.
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