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Expanding to eight days for its 15h edition, the Wisconsin Film Festival, which is put on by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will feature both a North and a South Korean film this year.

 

Shot in Pyongyang, the Belgium/UK/North Korea co-production Comrade Kim Goes Flying premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. This comedy, about a female coal minder who dreams of becoming a trapeze artist, has impressed and surprised viewers around the world. Going all the way south of the border, Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time, set in the southern port city of Busan, was one of last year’s most successful Korean films. A gang movie starring CHOI Min-shik (Old boy) and HA Jung-woo (The Berlin File) and directed by YOON Jong-bin, the film became a hit for its engrossing blend of period detail, strong performances and meticulous production values.