Country: South Korea

Seohyeon Kim
20th January 2023
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Barking Dogs Never Bite. Dir. Bong Joon-ho. Cinema Service. 2000.

Barking Dogs Never Bite. Dir. Bong Joon-ho. Cinema Service. 2000. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Barking.Dogs_.Never_.Bite_.2000.1080p.BluRay.x264.Korean.AAC-ETRG.mp4_000186322.png 550 297 Seohyeon Kim Seohyeon Kim https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3bb4c8fcabc969d60355ce5138c77864?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 20th January 2023

<Figure 1,2> Barking Dogs Never Bite is a dark comedy film directed by Bong Joon-ho, who has received critical praise for his recent filmography, in the same genre, Parasite. This…

Jamie Creese
17th January 2023
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Train to Busan. Dir. Yeon Sang-ho. Next Entertainment World. 2016.

Train to Busan. Dir. Yeon Sang-ho. Next Entertainment World. 2016. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TRAIN-TO-BUSAN-3-1.jpg 1920 1036 Jamie Creese Jamie Creese https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0b90c6dfc5e45c0a290f59efe7383258?s=96&d=mm&r=g 17th January 2023 17th January 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVK-OnHFuG4&t=56s Content warning: This article contains images of real animal death. The opening of Yeon Sang-ho’s action-horror film Train to Busan (2016) interprets the circumstances that lead to the epidemic…

Grace Hogg
13th January 2023
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The Handmaiden. Dir. Park Chanwook. 2016. CJ Entertainment. South Korea.

The Handmaiden. Dir. Park Chanwook. 2016. CJ Entertainment. South Korea. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/tank-higher-contrast.png 602 249 Grace Hogg Grace Hogg https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef0788138d43a8082a04531b21ca1d78?s=96&d=mm&r=g 13th January 2023 14th January 2023

Content Warning: This post contains images of a sexual nature including artistic depictions of bestiality.

Amelia Keen
18th January 2022
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Okja. Dir. Bong Joon-ho. Netflix. 2017

Okja. Dir. Bong Joon-ho. Netflix. 2017 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/okjamija.jpg 1024 427 Amelia Keen Amelia Keen https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b15639a5783c8a97ed344d89e0ccb446?s=96&d=mm&r=g 18th January 2022 18th January 2022

There are two kinds of pigs that make an appearance in Okja; genetically modified super-pigs and greedy, corporate capitalist pigs. The slaughterhouse scene forces the viewer to dispel any false…

Tanith Woods
28th May 2020
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Okja. Dir. Bong Joon-ho. Netflix. 2017.

Okja. Dir. Bong Joon-ho. Netflix. 2017. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Tanith Woods Tanith Woods https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0c68ef82f970db8b33bfea0ae4b50d39?s=96&d=mm&r=g 28th May 2020 5th November 2021

Okja[1] is a South-Korean/American film about a girl called Mija and her best friend, a ‘super pig’ called Okja. When Okja gets taken by the company who made her, the…

Archie Scott
22nd January 2019
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Oldboy. Dir. Park Chan-wook. Show East & Tartan Films. 2003.

Oldboy. Dir. Park Chan-wook. Show East & Tartan Films. 2003. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Archie Scott Archie Scott https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a47da163a48d514e077f50613fb3b68a?s=96&d=mm&r=g 22nd January 2019 25th May 2021

Park Chan-wook’s 2003 film Oldboy is at its core a thriller, a revenge story of Oh Dae-su (played by Choi Min-sik) imprisoned in a room for 15 years without any…

Yelin Jang
15th January 2019
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D-War : Dragon Wars. Dir. Hyung-rae Shim. Freestyle Releasing, Showbox. 2007.

D-War : Dragon Wars. Dir. Hyung-rae Shim. Freestyle Releasing, Showbox. 2007. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Yelin Jang Yelin Jang https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/eb3ea2933f62e2da4156dfa6fe119e22?s=96&d=mm&r=g 15th January 2019 25th May 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAwm-dRRv6M&feature=emb_logo The movie, D-War : Dragon Wars, begins with introducing the Korean legend of the ascension of Imoogi, a gigantic pre-dragon stage serpent. Every 500 years, one good Imoogi was rewarded…