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Korean Cinema Special

What's next for Korea's dynamic film-making community? Talking Movies speaks to Oscar nominee Celine Song and explores the emotional documentary Beyond Utopia, which follows North Korean defectors.

As Korean films, television and music continue to make a global impact the Talking Movies team visit the country to find the film industry at a crossroads. With cinema visits going down and the use of streaming services going up, what's next for Korea's dynamic film-making community?

Talking Movies also talks to Oscar nominee Celine Song, who is the writer-director of acclaimed relationship drama Past Lives. The team explores the emotional documentary Beyond Utopia, which follows North Korean defectors, and finds out how technology will be changing the landscape of Korean film for the next generation.

23 minutes

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Monday 04:30GMT

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