The Royal Film Commission – Jordan in cooperation with
The Embassy of Republic of Korea in Jordan
invites you to attend the
“Korean Film Days”
From Sunday 17th until Tuesday 19th of November 2019
At 7:00 PM at the Rainbow Theater – Jabal Amman

Public invitation, Free entry

Sunday 17 November
7:00 PM
A Taxi Driver

Rated 16

JANG Hun, 137 min, Drama, in Korean with English subtitles, 2017

May, 1980: Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul, who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone after his wife passed away with high hospital bills behind. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who is willing to pay big money for a drive down to Gwangju city and back. Not knowing that the foreigner is a German journalist with a hidden agenda to investigate the strange rumors of Gwangju, Man-seob takes the job and the two start off an unusual journey together.

The film has won the Blue Dragon Award for Best Actor, Best Film and Best Music, the Cheval Noir Award for Best Actor at Fantasia Film Festival, The Best Films of the Year Award at the Korean Association of Film Critics, the Audience Award at Portland Film Festival, the Producer Award at the Women in Film Korea Festival, the Buil Film Awards for Best Film, Best New Actor and Best Art Direction.

Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbUwOP9HZQk

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Monday 18 November
7:00 PM
RUN-OFF

PG 13

KIM Jong-hyun, 125 min, Drama, in Korean with English subtitles, 2016

In 2003, the year of Aomori Asian Games, Dae-woong; a former ice hockey player receives an offer to be a director of Korean national ice hockey team. Before he enjoys the moment, he realizes it is a woman national team with a bunch of losers: a skating player who wants to get married by becoming a national team member, a former field hockey player, now a fat housewife, and an expelled short track skater. As an ace player, Ji-won, a former national team player of North Korea, joins the team. They still have hope as only five teams are participating this year. With the great victory of the first match, they feel the medal is closer. Yet, Ji-won meets her sister, left in North Korea alone, as a next opponent…

The only and last national ice hockey team now makes its first challenge.

Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g32vLfWd14s

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Tuesday 19 November
7:00 PM
Memoir of A Murderer

Rated 16

WON Shin-yun, 118 min, Crime/Thriller, in Korean with English subtitles, 2017

A former serial killer, Byung-su, gets diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The doctor tells him that it’s due to the aftereffects of the traffic accident 17 years ago; the same accident that stopped him from his killings and allowed him to live a normal life with his dear daughter.

When a series of murders occur near his town, Byung-su gets worried whether the killings are his doings during his memory lapses. But then, he comes across Tae-ju and instinctively realizes that he’s the serial killer. He reports this to the police, only to learn that Tae-ju is one. Byung-su tries to find firm evidence that Tae-ju is a psychopath, only to raise Tae-ju’s interest on him and his daughter. With his memory slipping, Byung-su must find a way to protect his daughter.

The movie has received the KOFRA Film Award for Best Actor.

Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqWdrispQuE