On Saturday 18th April 2009 TPD will organize a film screening A Bittersweet Life and a topical discussion on director Kim Jee-woon.

Time: 2.00 p.m. Saturday 18th April 2009

Venue: TPD Center – 22A Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi

Content:

     2.00 p.m.: Introduction about director Kim Jee-woon

     2.45 p.m.: Film screening A Bittersweet Life

About Kim Jee-woon:

Kim Jee-won is one of the most impressive and successful filmmakers of today Korean cinema. With 5 feature films and several short films all various genres including action, drama, comedy, family, horror and even Western, Kim Jee-won has successively  made his audience surprised.

Different in the genres, his movies are seen to be similar in space, time, image and characters. As film critic Kim Hyung-seok once said, Kim Jee-won at the moment is among the rare Asian filmmakers who have the ability of telling story by space and eye-catching and unique images.

About A Bittersweet Life

A Bittersweet Life was listed at Top 10 Korean Film in 2005 by Korean Film critic council. Main actor in this movie,  Lee Byung-hun also received “Best actor ” award in Baek Sang Film 2006. It also brought fame to composer Dalparan in Catalonia’s 38th Sitges Film Festival.