We have three Korean movies opening this coming week– two comedies in historical settings and one documentary about penguins.  Let’s start with the comedies.

Tears in the Antarctic was made by the same directors of the excellent Tears in the Amazon, Kim Jin-man and Kim Je-yeong.

Next we have a comedy that was given a test release this past weekend and wound up appearing in the top ten at the box office. I Am The King is directed by Jang Gyu-seong and stars Joo Jin-hoon and Baek Yoon-shik.

And finally we have The Grand Heist starring Cha Tae-hyeon and Oh Ji-ho, directed by Kim Joo-hoon

Other movies opening this week include LA, I Hate You (us), Unrest (us), American Reunion (us), Stake Land (us), Last Caller (puetro rico), Animals United (de), Last Circus (es), If You Die, I’ll Kill You (fr), Sister (fr), and Love (tw)