Song-hoon is a foul-mouthed extortionist and enforcer for local gangster Man-shik. Having grown up with a violent father who was responsible for the deaths of his mother and sister, Song-hoon now directs his own seemingly limitless store of violence toward enemies and subordinates alike. Things begin to change when he meets a similarly foulmouthed schoolgirl, Han Yeon-heui. Regularly victimized by her mentally ill father and thuggish brother, she’s not scared by Song-hoon’s hard exterior. Slowly but surely, an unlikely bond develops between the two. (more…)

A Woman in Berlin, a war drama directed by Max Färberböck, is about a woman who tried to stay alive when the Soviet troops invaded Berlin in the closing stages of World War II. The story is set in the spring of 1945 when Berlin City was destroyed in bombings and the German Army was razed. As the city waited to be ravaged further by the arriving Russian troops, an anonymous female reporter (Nina Hoss), along with several other women tried to hide in the city, fearing rape and abuse at the hands of the Russian soldiers. However, (more…)

An intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat. When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge, by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat. James behaves as if he’s indifferent to death. As the men struggle to control their wild new leader, the city explodes into chaos, and James’ true character reveals itself in a way that will change each man forever. (more…)