Ko Bong-soo

Director

May 24, 1976 (50 years)

Seoul, South Korea

Biography

Born in 1976, Seoul. Graduated from Soodo High School. His short film A cup of coffee(2006) was awarded at Chicago Northwestern film festival and screened at New jersey Red Bank film festival. Then G4(2015) was introduced at 2015 Indie Forum. Recently Delta boys(2016) was awarded at the 17th Jeonju international film festival.

Filmography

6.0

Güle-Güle

A goofy-sincere romcom with an indie edge, GÜLE-GÜLE follows two beautiful people, seemingly strangers, who can’t escape their incredibly annoying partners during a Korean group tour of historic Turkey. Jeong-wha is all but babysitting her perpetually drunk (ex?) husband, and Dae-sik has to humor his supervisor’s juvenile power games. Travel is supposed to be a respite from everyday life, but these two find themselves stuck with the parts of home they most want to escape.

5.5

Humidity Alert

On a humid summer day, a preview of the director's new film is held at a small theater in crisis due to COVID-19. As the boss refuses to operate the air conditioner, the tired part-timer's patience begins to run out because of complaints from the heat-weary audience.

6.7

Loser's Adventure

A high school wrestling team's fate is on the line due to their unpopularity and lack of budget. All the students have left the team except for two, who are from a broken family. The coach Sang-kyu lost his job and is making a living as a bus driver. However, he tries continuously to persuade the school principal to let the remaining team members compete in a match for one last time. At last, the principal gives them the chance to compete and the wrestling team only has two weeks to prepare for their final match.

7.0

Delta Boys

Four men who live at the bottom of the social ladder prepare to enter a quartet contest. The circumstances are far from favorable for them who each lack in something. A brilliant, humorous film about the trials and tribulations of young men.

4.0

A Fundamentalist

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Ko Bongsoo: Director's Collection

Seg. "Surrounded" directed by Ko Bong-soo : There is a man whose body is stuck between iron bars. He tries to get out, but can't. He meets three passing men. Seg. "Holy Terror" directed by Lim Hye-in : A neighborhood thug starts fights with people from Yanbian and stalks them. Seg. "Jwipo" [Dried fish] directed by Ko Bong-soo : A man who's getting ready for a job lives another day. Then he decides to kill himself and goes out to buy charcoal, but runs into thugs. Seg. "Death Wish" directed by Ko Bong-soo : The story of wishing to be in the 1%.

5.0

Our Village

In an isolated mountain village dominated by Manchul, a villain, appears Dongryul, a martial artist who is equal to Manchul. As Dongryul gets rid of Manchul, the villagers warmly welcome him. But soon Dongryul changes his heart.

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Hello Dayoung

Minjae, a delivery man, waits every day for the courier supposed to arrive at Samjin Corporation. It is because he has a crush on Dayoung who works there. One day, he finds that the members of Samjin treat her poorly. In order to help her, he quits the delivery and gets a job in Samjin.

5.0

DEBT

Daebok is a crisis small business owner with overdue alimony and utility bills. During the recession, only credit loans increase. Still, there is no income, and the unemployed son Hongmin is no help. One day, Wonchang, overdue for credit, threatens Daebok.

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Wish You Were Here

A poor filmmaker´s girlfriend is too young. The age difference is shocking. A huge violence awaits in front of the love of those who are without money.

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