There are two films being released on DVD this week. The first up is a movie that was made in 2009 and screened at film festivals around the world before finally being allowed to have a limited release in Korea. The difficulty My Mother is a Whore had in securing a distributor in Korea is no doubt due to the subject matter accurately reflected in the title. It is about a man living on the edge of poverty. The man’s father had given up on the little family and left his wife and son to fend for himself, so the son begins lending his 60-year old mother out to the men in the neighborhood in order to get money to live. However, the guilt over what he is doing and the bitterness he feels on his father begins to take a toll on the man’s sanity.  The film is directed by Lee Sang-woo who is also the lead actor and co-stars Lee Yong-nyeo as his mother. Number of discs: 1/ Subtitles: Korean and English/ Rating: 19+/ Format: 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen/ Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0/ Running time: 96 min./ Suggested Retail Price: 25,300 KRW/ Available: August 25.

The second movie coming out on dvd this week is Officer of the Year that I already reviewed here.  It was directed by Om Chan-ik and stars Park Joong-hoon and Lee Seon-gyun. Number of discs: 2/ Subtitles: Korean and English/ Rating: ages 15+/ Format: 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen/ Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1/ Running Time: 117 min./ Suggested Retail Price: 25,300 KRW/ Available: August 25.