NYAFF XXIII Review: In 12.12: THE DAY, A Fated, Cautionary Tale Of The Painfully Obvious
4.5 min. read Korean cinema is wild AF. 1997 coming-of-age crime thriller, Beat, is one of my prouder viewing experiences of the last twenty years. It was a blind buy from a Korean bookstore near Herald Square at the time, and it would inevitably put director Kim Sung-su, and actor Jung Woo-sung squarely on my radar for years to come. The two have worked together several more times since then, a pattern that continued earnestly with 12.12: The Day, which opened for South Korean audiences last Fall. The film is also available on digital in the U.S. from 815 Pictures, and also served as a Prime Pick presentation for its audience at this year’s New York Asian Film Festival. Kicking things off is an emergency bunker meeting with top officials following the assassination of South Korean President Park Chung-hee, who served 18 years in office before his death. With Choi […]
