Montage
Opening May 16
Thriller. Drama. Directed by Jeong Keun-seob.
A kidnapper disappeared 15 years ago without a trace. Five days before the case’s statute of limitations expires, someone anonymously leaves a flower at the crime scene. A few days later, another kidnapping takes place using the same method on a similar target. Three people team up to solve the case before it’s too late: the grandfather (Song Young-chang), who lost his granddaughter right in front of him, the mother (Uhm Jung-hwa), who has been searching for the person who abducted her daughter 15 years ago, and the detective with a guilty conscience (Kim Sang-kyung), who puts everything into this long-unsolved case.
Dear Dolphin
Opening May 16
Romance. Drama. Fantasy. Directed by Kang Jin-a
Cha-kyung (Han Ye-ri) and Hyuk-geun (Lee Hui-joon) are a lovely couple. Although Cha-kyung’s best friend Gi-ok (Rie Young-zin) falls secretly in love with Hyuk-geun at first sight, no problem arises. But one summer night, everything changes: Cha-kyung dies in a car accident leaving her boyfriend Hyuk-geun in great sorrow. One year after his love left, Hyuk-geun is still waiting for her to come back. Gi-ok pretends she has overcome her best friend’s death and slowly begins to express her feelings toward Hyuk-geun. However, in denial of the reality, Hyuk-geun creates a fantasy in his mind where he and Cha-kyung secretly share their everyday life. To wake Hyuk-geun from the illusion, Gi-ok, who was secretly in love with him, puts herself in the same accident as Cha-kyung.
Helter Skelter
Opened May 2
Drama. Thriller. Directed by Ninagawa Mika.
The story is based on Kyoko Okazaki’s comic book “Helter Skelter,” published in 2003. Top star Ririko (Erika Sawajiri) has had so many plastic surgeries that every part of her body has been touched up except her eyeballs and nails. As she grows more popular, she becomes more obsessed with her beauty. Ririko becomes the icon of beauty, but her reign does not last forever. As the new super rookie gets popular, she becomes preoccupied by the thought that people will turn their backs on her and dislike her. Meanwhile, her skin deteriorates and mysterious dark spots appear on her body. Yet, her desire for beauty does not stop.
Welcome to the Punch
Opened April 18
Action. Directed by Eran Creevy.
Some years ago detective Max Lewinsky (James McAvoy) failed to arrest the top criminal Jacob Sternwood (Mark Strong). Instead, Lewinsky received a bullet wound which still tortures him with the pain. The ex-criminal Sternwood is forced to return to the world of crime when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong and Lewinsky gets one last chance to catch Sternwood. As they chase down and fight each other, they start to uncover a deeper conspiracy they both need to solve in order to survive.
A Song for You
Opened April 18
Comedy. Drama. Musical. Directed by Paul Andrew Williams.
Shy, grumpy pensioner Arthur (Terence Stamp) gets dragged into an unconventional local choir by his cancer patient wife Marion (Vanessa Redgrave). Marion is eager to perform at a choir competition but she dies before the contest, asking her husband and friends to perform for her. After Marion’s death, Arthur is lost in grief but the charismatic choir director Elizabeth (Gemma Arterton) persuades him that he can learn to embrace life. The grumpy old man embarks on a new life journey to honor his recently deceased wife’s passion for performing.
