A tense high-seas adventure with substance and heart, co-scripted by Bong Joon-ho (“The Host,” “Snowpiercer”), this spectacle of a thriller is exactly why Hollywood is beating a path to South Korea’s door. Kang is captain of a fishing boat crewed by rough men who are used to the harsh realities of life at sea. Regular fishing runs net a meager income, and Kang has a problem with his wife. So he finds it impossible to pass up the lucrative, but highly risky, opportunity to smuggle a group of illegal immigrants from China to Korea. “Haemoo” is based on actual events, giving sharp dimension to the story of crew members scheming, battling, and exploiting their human cargo. It has the tense, steady build of film like “Jaws,” but with a very human threat. Thriller lovers won’t want to miss this powerfully emotional drama that tightens like a winch.
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Too bad I was late running this blog because I saw numerous news about Haemoo in film festivals before and I happy to see so many great responds from film critics and international audiences. And again, Haemoo is unstoppable showing in film festival! But what's so different with TCFF from other film festival is, audience will have an experience by watching Haemoo on a boat!
Read more info here: Movies On A Boat. Hey, how cool was that! Only at TCFF =)
I wish I can have that cool experience too!
Source : Traverse City Film Festival + TCFF via MickyMong6002
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