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Norigae

An actress commits suicide and the events surrounding her death are a mystery. Journalist Lee Jang-ho (Ma Dong-seok) and female prosecutor Kim Mi-hyun (Lee Seung-yeon) find themselves collaborating to investigation her death and eventually find a link with members of the country’s power elite. The movie is inspired by the suicide death of actress Jang Ja-yeon in 2009, amid allegations that her agency forced her to have sex with a string of VIPs, including directors, media executives and CEOs. Directed by Choi Seung-ho. Runs 95 minutes. Rated 18 and over. In Korean.

I Have to Buy New Shoes

Set in the romantic city of Paris, Aoi (Miho Nakayama), a lonely middle-aged freelance writer, encounters a young photographer Sen (Osamu Mukai), visiting the French capital on vacation. Aoi guides Sen around the city for three days, and they predictably fall in love. Directed by Eriko Kitagawa. Runs 115 minutes. Rated 12 and over. In Japanese with Korean subtitles.

Fist of Legend

Inspired by a popular reality show where amateur contestants fight each other in a cage for prize money, the movie revolves around three middle-aged men Lim Deok-kyu (Hwang Jung-min), Lee Sang-hoon (Yoo Jun-sang) and Shin Jae-seok (Yoon Jae-moon) who find each other in a combat sports tournament. They are equally driven by the need for money and a sense of rebellion, rooted in the glorified memories of their youth. Directed by Kang Woo-suk. Runs 153 minutes. Rated 18 and over. In Korean.

Oblivion

In this much-anticipated science-fiction flick, Tom Cruise stars as Jack Harper, a veteran soldier assigned to a destroyed and forbidden Earth to extract the planet’s remaining resources. During his mission, Jack rescues Julia (Olga Kurylenko) from a crashed spacecraft and the interaction between them has him slowly questioning what he knows about the mission and also himself. Directed by Joseph Kosinski. Runs 124 minutes. Rated 15 and over. In English with Korean subtitles.