Setting aside the barnstorming success of Bong Joon-ho's new feature Snowpiercer, an anomaly if ever there was one, Korean cinema's relationship to the science fiction genre has been a difficult one over the years. Successful mash-ups like Save the Green Planet (2003) and The Host (2006) hinted at what the industry might achieve, but by and large, the straight sci-fis that have been produced, such as 2009: Lost Memories (2002), Yesterday (2002) and Natural City (2003), have failed to impress. However, 11:00 Am, a new Korean sci-fi film that made its way into local theaters late this year, held the faintest glimmer of hope for what can, at times, be one of cinema's most rewarding genres. Alas, this new effort follows previous domestic stabs that...
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- 12/7/2013
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