The citizens of Gwangju lead a relatively peaceful life, until one day the military takes over the city, accusing the residents of conspiracy and claiming that they are communist sympathisers preparing a revolution against the current government. Seeing as the soldiers beat defenceless people, mainly students, to death, the citizens are in for retaliation and form a militia.

The Age of Blood

2017

Korean

5.6

♡ 7

joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

palace intrigue

prison escape

prison guard

Hong-sun Kim Director

Dan-bi Geum as

Hae-Sung Kwon as Choi Joong-Goo

Hae-In Jung as Kim-Ho

Ji-hoon Kim as Lee In-Jwa

Ancient Korea, 1728. Swordsman Kim Ho, guard of King Yeong-jo of Joseon, is demoted and sent to work in Uigeumbu prison. When night falls, the prison is assaulted by the master warrior Do Man-cheol and his powerful henchmen for the purpose of freeing Lee In-jwa, who has been condemned to death for rising up in revolt against the king.

The Recipe

2010

Korean

6.5

♡ 4

58%

Suh-Goon Lee Director

Seung-mok Yoo as Deuk-goo Kim

Ji-hoon Kim as Firefighter

Dong-Wook Lee as Hyeon-soo Kim

Kwon Hyuk-soo as Mountain road keeper

A man on death-row wants to taste "doenjang jjigae" (a spicy Korean bean paste stew) before he dies. Television producer Choi Yu-Jin hears of the inmate and researches his story for an upcoming news report. Choi Yu-Jin then comes across a mysterious woman named Jang Hye-Jin who makes doenjang jjigae that brings tears of joy to those who tastes her recipe. As Choi Yu-Jin delves further, he learns of Jang Hye-Jin's heart breaking relationship with Kim Hyun-Soo.