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NYAFF XIX Review: In FORBIDDEN DREAM, Hur Jin-Ho Reaches For The Stars

Screening for the 19th New York Asian Film Festival, director Hur Jin-ho’s 15th century drama, Forbidden Dream, takes a page from history to shed light on a unique friendship, tried and tested at a precipice of Joseon history. Written by Jung Bum-sik and Lee Ji-min, the film starts forward in time when the royal palanquin is wrecked with the ailing King Sejong (Han Suk-kyu) still inside. The 1442 incident is but one of several key moments that introduce the core story, beginning twenty years earlier with the entry of Jang Yeong-sil (Choi Min-sik), a low-born slave with a keenness for engineering and a distinct appreciation for stars. Sejong catches on to Yeong-sil’s adept understanding and thirst for knowledge and handiwork, tasking him to help lead Joseon out of the dark ages and into the future by inventing a clock suited for the kingdom. Even going so far as to pull […]

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THE PRISON: Well Go USA Hails New Blu-Ray Artwork For Na Hyun’s Crime Debut

Pre-Order THE PRISON [Blu-ray] Today! 2017 continues to be a year of excellence for Well Go USA with releases for both the big and small screens. Their latest affair now has a September 12 Blu-Ray and VoD release for Na Hyun’s directorial debut, The Prison. Check out the announcement below as well as the artwork and stay tuned for an official trailer. As for all else, be sure to pre-order your copy today! PLANO, TEXAS. (August 15, 2017) – An ex-cop convict joins the secret crime syndicate run by those behind prison walls in the crime thriller THE PRISON, available on digital and Blu-ray™ September 12 from Well Go USA Entertainment.  Yu-gon (Kim Rae-won, Gangnam Blues), a troubled former police inspector, is sentenced to prison for a hit-and-run accident, placing him with other inmates that he had put behind bars. While inside, he discovers the entire penitentiary is controlled by an inmate (Han Suk-kyu, The […]

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