Showing posts with label 소셜포비아. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 소셜포비아. Show all posts

Monday, February 9, 2015

Coming Attractions: SOCIALPHOBIA Logs on to Korean Screens This March


By Rex Baylon

I love a good mystery and Hong Seok-jae's feature debut Socialphobia, opening in Korean theaters on March 12, has it in spades. Centering on a couple of police cadets played by Byun Yo-han and Lee Joo-seung sniffing around for clues about an online user with the handle Re-Na who made waves by posting a vicious comment about a dead soldier. These wannabe Hardy Boys eventually track her down, but before they can wring an apology out of her they are shocked to find something else.

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Busan 2014 Review: SOCIALPHOBIA Effectively Blends Social Agenda And Genre Tropes


Part of MKC's coverage of the 19th Busan International Film Festival

By Pierce Conran

The Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) returns to Busan with Socialphobia, a new work that is equal parts social drama and murder mystery. Examining the disruptive effect of communication in the digital era within a society where the slightest bit of gossip can take on a life of its own, this debut film showcases Hong Seok-jae's assiduous combination of genre tropes and subtext.