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Yim Soon-rye
Director 66 years old

Yim Soon-rye

Incheon, South Korea

Yim Soon-rye (born January 1, 1961) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. She is considered one of the few leading female auteurs of Korean New Wave cinema. Yim Soon-rye is most known for making films that focus on South Korean society. Most notably, women... Read full bio →

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Liteul poleseuteu

Liteul poleseuteu

Yim Soon-rye 2018 1h 43m

A young woman leaves the city to return to her hometown in the countryside. Seeking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, she becomes self-sufficient in a bid to reconnect with nature.

Yeoseot gae ui siseon

Yeoseot gae ui siseon

Park Chan-wook, Park Jin-pyo 2003 1h 50m

Anthology film of six shorts by leading Korean directors. Park Chan-Wook, tackles racial prejudice and the economic exploitation of immigrant workers through the real-life story of a Nepalese woman in Korea. Jeong Jae-Eun, tackles the plight of a paedophile released into the community.

Waikiki beuladeoseu

Waikiki beuladeoseu

Yim Soon-rye 2001 1h 49m

Waikiki Brothers is a band going nowhere. After another depressing gig, the saxophonist quits, leaving the three remaining members to continue on the road.

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