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Browse 11 movies from JTBC
Nov 2024
Dae-su, an army private, goes on night watch duty the night before his first leave. A trespasser appears and puts the fate of his leave in peril.
May 2022
Man-ok, a film director who arrived in Mokpo in 2022 after passing through Hong Kong in 1986, met with Yeo-myoung again and learned the true meaning of making a movie
Aspiring writer Je-a unveils a shocking truth from the observations she makes of the fellow students at her high school where there is something akin to a caste system.
Jun 2022
In the hypothetical 1970s when parallel universes have been discovered, a comedian has an affair with his wife in a parallel universe. When his actual wife threatens divorce, he embarks on an adventure with his divorce lawyer.
A black comedy made up of six stories about the divergent but prevalent human responses to the pandemic.
After her friends Hyun-chul and Mi-jin break up, Se-yeong sets out to find out the reason for their breakup and experiences mysterious occurrences.
Apr 2020
In a time when communication between parallel worlds has become commonplace, Gyeong-sin hears about a special kindergarten from her counterpart in a parallel world.
A boy steps on a landmine during a border crossing with his mother. When his mother disappears to find help, the boy follows a group of mysterious soldiers only to find himself in a terrifying situation.
In December 2024, 179 people died in the Jeju Air disaster at Muan International Airport. The crash began with a bird strike. Public anger erupted, calling it a "foreseen tragedy", warnings about building an airport in a major migratory bird habitat had been ignored. The filmmakers interviewed bereaved families, witnesses, pilots, mechanics, air-traffic controllers, ecologists, and ornithologists to trace the root causes. They also examined Seattle Airport in the U.S., the first to employ ecologists to manage surrounding ecosystems and prioritize coexistence. Despite the tragedy, South Korea is pushing new airports into critical bird habitats for political gain, even as existing airports run deficits. Silent Attack asks, who is attacking whom? Are we the sky's owners, or the invaders? The silent attack continues. We may be striking not only birds, but ourselves.
Dec 2025