The 2026 Korean Cinema with Hyangjin Lee -Yim Soonrye Retrospective Cinema of Contemplation and Ecof
Schedule
Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am to Fri, 13 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Thielallee 36, 14195 Berlin, Deutschland | Berlin, BE
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We are pleased to welcome Yim Soonrye, one of Korea’s most distinctive and influential female filmmakers.This program presents three of her major works, followed by a Conversation with the Director (Q&A).
Program:
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 10:00- Capitol Dahlem - OmU
친구 Three Friends (1996) 1 hour 32 minutes
Three young men face the university entrance exams upon which their economic and social fates depend. Kim Tae-Moo is a comic book artist whose art is plagiarized even as he's humiliated at school, at work, and then in the army. Cho Sein, plagued by a drunken father, wants to be a hairdresser and is the victim of gay bashing and chicken hawks. The overweight, phlegmatic, and cowardly Kong Seungho lives to eat and watch videos. The film dramatizes their friendship, their family lives, and the crushing reality of the limited opportunities Korean society offers them.
Cast: Kim Hyun-sung, Hee-suk Jung, Lee Jang-won
Thursday, February 12, 2026, 10:00 - Capitol Dahlem - OmU
와이키키 브라더스 Waikiki Brothers (2001) 1 hour 49 minutes
Members of a traveling cover band going nowhere deal with the bitterness of growing up.
Cast: Lee Eol, Park Won-sang, Hwang Jung-min
Friday, February 13, 2026, 10:00 - Capitol Dahlem - OmU
리틀 포레스트 Little Forest (2018) 1 hour 43 minutes
After failing an exam, Hae-won leaves the city and returns to her family home in a farming village. Her single mother had abruptly left one day without letting her know why beforehand and where she had gone to, leaving behind a letter that she refused to read. Although she intended to stay a short time, she begins to settle into her surroundings, making use of her home's bountiful land, helping her aunt work her farm, and creating delicious meals with the recipes she learned from her mother. She reunites with her two childhood friends and their bonds are renewed. What was at first to be a short stay becomes a year, with the passing of the seasons and harvesting of the land. Her mother had once described their home and land as a "Little Forest" and she begins to comprehend why. Hae-won finally reads her mother's letter and understands the reason she had left.
Cast: Kim Tae-ri, Jin Ki-joo, Ryu Jun-yeol
Admission is free, and no prior registration is required.
We look forward to your participation!
Time & Venue
11.02.2026 - 13.02.2026
Capitol Dahlem
Thielallee 36,
14195 Berlin
More Information: https://www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/oas/korea-studien/veranstaltungen/Kalender/WiSe2526/20260211-13-Korean-Cinema.html
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