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Starring JUNG Woo-sung, the action film Cold Eyes will be released in Colombia on December 4th, according to global media measurement and research company Rentrak. Most films in Colombian theaters are Hollywood productions which take up a much larger market share than domestic productions. However, it seems like South American countries are exhibiting a growing interest in Korean films with an increased number of events focused on Korean cinema, such as the upcoming release of Cold Eyes.

 

South America is seeing an uptick in Korean cultural and film events. The Ciclo Cine Coreano, an event organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Columbia and the Korea Foundation, started in conjunction with the cultural event ‘Meeting of Korean Studies in Colombia’ in 2013 with Pacemaker (2011) as its opening film. In partnership with EAFIT University, they showed a film every Wednesday over four weeks.
 
But it’s not just Colombia that’s taking an interest in Korean cinema. In Buenos Aries, the Han Cine Festival de Cine Coreano was held this October and featured eight works including All About My Wife (2012) and Cold Eyes. Also in Argentina, another Korean film festival was held in January with a packed program of older titles such as the LEE Chang-dong films Green Fish (1997) and Peppermint Candy (1999). Meanwhile in Mexico, Korean films screened for a week in late August to early September through a program called Cineteca Nacional. There was even a seminar on Korean horror films last month organized by the Korean Cultural Center in Mexico.

 

Cold Eyes is about a new member at the Korean Police Forces Special Crimes Unit, HA Yoon-ju, who has crystal clear memory and goes on a chase after James, a cold-hearted criminal. The main cast includes SUL Kyung-gu and HAN Hyo-joo while JUNG plays the villain. The film was directed by KIM Byeong-seo and CHO Ui-seok.