Movies by Lee Min-ji

Safe

Safe

A woman working as a cashier at an illegal gambling parlor pushes her luck by stealing money from gamblers as a way to pay off her own debts. When one gambler realizes he’s been cheated, he returns with murderous intent and the already dismal situation spirals out of control.

Believe It or Not

Believe It or Not

Over many years of division, North and South Korea have become like a hall of mirrors where it is difficult to tell the real from the false. Inspired by real people who have traveled between North and South amid this division, this film depicts a relationship between the two that is so deeply skewed that it is impossible to tell what anyone is working to achieve.

Dempseyroll: confessions

Dempseyroll: confessions

Byeong-Gu used to be a professional boxer. But one day he finds out that he’s got punch-drunk. With not much time left, he decides to start boxing again. To complete his own style, called “Pansori-boxing.”

When the moon is on the wane

When the moon is on the wane

In a tilting and subsiding town, everybody has left. Jae-ah is still waiting for her brother to come back. She lives in the shadow of fear, as her house begins to tilt.

Broken Night

Broken Night

An insurance fraudster earns a living with fake car accidents. One day he gets involved in a real accident, and the dilemma begins.

The Fake

The Fake

A convict returns to his home town to again torture his family, face his neighbors and try to destroy the local religious fanatics and their plans to keep money from the village people.

One Win

One Win

A former volleyball star, Woo-jin has been struggling to keep his children’s volleyball school that’s about to go out of business. Left without much choice, he agrees to coach a women’s volleyball team that is the unquestioned worst in the league with only secondrate players and an eccentric club owner. According to Woo-jin’s contract, all he needs to do is win just ‘one’ game.

The Piper

The Piper

Shortly after the Korean war, a father and a son are wandering through the country and make a stop in a remote village, where strange and dangerous happenings occur.

The Vanished

The Vanished

A detective investigates the disappearance of a woman's corpse from a morgue and tries to uncover the cause of her death.