Meeting a Movie from the Opposite Side of the Earth

Screening of Twelve Argentine Films Including 'Kanawal' at the Film Archive

Movie 'Kanawal' Still Cut

A platform to enjoy contemporary Argentine cinema will be established. The Korean Film Archive, together with the Embassy of Argentina in Korea and the Argentine Directors Association (DAC), will hold "A New Perspective from the Other Side of the World: Panorama of Contemporary Argentine Cinema" from the 14th to the 30th. This screening event commemorates the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Argentina. It will showcase twelve works by ten directors who debuted in the mid-2000s.

The opening film is "Kanawal" directed by Juan Pablo Felix, along with "Red" by Benjamin Naishtat, "The Whip of Life" by Jose Campanella, "Vicenta" by Dario Doria, "Blind" by Fernando Suber, "Crazy Competition" by Mariano Con and Gaston Dupra, "For the Money" and "The Little Match Girl" by Alejo Moguilansky, "Open the Door and the Window" and "Thoughts of the Lake" by Milagros Mumenthaler, and "Strange Stories" and "La Flor" by Mariano Llinas. Among these, "Kanawal" and "For the Money" will be introduced in Korea for the first time.

Movie 'Open the Door and Window' Still Cut

The Film Archive explained, "Argentina is one of the leading forces behind the Latin American new wave cinema movement 'Cinema Novo' and has continuously produced films with strong ideological and political themes." They added, "From works exposing Argentina's political and economic contradictions to comedies, you can see the panorama of contemporary Argentine cinema." The opening ceremony will be held on the 16th at 5 p.m. in Cinema KOPA Hall 1 at the Korean Film Archive.

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