The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1(U.S.)
Opening Nov. 30
Fantasy. Romance. Directed by Bill Condon. Newly married Bella (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward (Robert Pattinson) go off on their honeymoon to a private island off the coast of Brazil. While enjoying herself with her husband, Bella realizes she may be pregnant with a half-vampire baby. As Bella gets confirmation that she is actually pregnant, the couple immediately leave the island and return to their home. Worried that the baby, which has some supernatural powers, could hurt Bella even before it is born, Edward suggests terminating the pregnancy.
Chilling Romance (Korea)
Opening Dec. 1
Romance. Directed by Hwang In-ho. Yeo-ri (Son Ye-jin), who has the unusual ability to see ghosts, has never dated in her life and lives in seclusion. One day she is approached by Jo-goo (Lee Min-ki), a struggling magician who has a huge crush on her. While Yeo-ri is used to being surrounded by ghosts all the time, Jo-goo feels threatened by the spirits. And even though he constantly feels his life is in danger, he cannot give up on Yeo-ri.
SIU (Korea)
Opened Nov. 24
Crime. Directed by Hwang Byeong-gook. When his colleague is brutally murdered by an unknown assailant, detective Seomg-beom (Eom Tae-woong), with the support of the Police Agency, sets up a special investigation bureau to chase down the killer. He gets Ho-ryong (Joo Won) a former FBI member, as his partner on the team. After investigating, the duo pegs working police officer Park Gyeong-sik (Kim Jeong-tae) as the suspect. It is also revealed that Park has been receiving bribes from adult entertainment business owners, who wanted to avoid crackdowns.
Lovable (Korea)
Opened Nov. 24
Drama. Directed by Park Cheol-soon. Da-seul, a 9-year-old girl who lives alone with her uncle and grandmother in a small fishing town in Korea’s southern region, loves to doodle and paint on every wall and street of her neighborhood. People in town complain about her doodling, but her grandmother and uncle won’t stop her from having fun. Then winter arrives in her remote town, and Da-seul makes a snowman. Because it rarely snows in the region, Da-seul is desperate to keep her snowman from melting, and makes a plan to do so.
Perfect Sense (Germany, U.K., Sweden, Denmark)
Opened Nov. 24
Drama. Directed by David MacKenzie. Shortly after cynical epidemiologist Susan (Eva Green) falls in love with talented chef Michael (Ewan McGregor), an epidemic spreads around the world. Once infected, patients lose all of their senses, including sight, hearing and touch. While enjoying the happiest times of their lives, both Susan and Michael are infected by the epidemic. While losing all of their sensory perceptions, they desperately try not to lose each other.
Secrets, Objects (Korea)
Opened Nov. 17.
Romance. Directed by Lee Young-mi. Hye-jeong (Jang Seo-hee), a 40-year-old sociology professor who is working on her new thesis, one day welcomes a 20-year-old undergrad student, Woo-sang (Jeong Seok-won), as her new research assistant. In spite of the 20-year age difference, the two find themselves falling for each other, though both are too afraid to make a move. The two each have their own secrets, which are only hinted at by the way Hye-jeong uses her Xerox machine, and the way Woo-sang plays with his digital camera.
