Korean LGBT Movies

As you may (or may not) know, Korea is a fairly conservative country. The rights of LGBT people are not necessarily recognized at the national level. Even if Korea is full of people from the LGBT community, it is very rare that these people are highlighted, especially in the movie industry.

However, Korea has a good number of movies that refer to or feature LGBT characters.

Discover 5 Korean movies that highlight the LGBT community.

Memento Mori, Tae-Yong Kim, 2002

In this horror film set in a high school for girls, Min-ah discovers a diary written by two of her classmates. She becomes even more disturbed when she sees the two girls in the middle of a loving embrace.

What follows is an intriguing and creepy storyline.

Road Movie, Kim In-Sik, 2002

After losing his wife, his savings and his job, Suk-Won finds himself wandering alone in the streets of Seoul where he meets a homeless person who saves his life. It is a real journey in search of pure love that begins.

Happy Together, Wong Kar-Wai, 1997

It is the story of a couple of gay men who leave their city of Hong Kong for South America to escape from their daily struggles and make a new start together.

This journey is an explosive mix of passion and truth that we experience through the two protagonists.

Jane, Huyun-Hoon Cho, 2017

When her boyfriend disappears, Hyun is totally helpless. Still in love and unable to forget him, she goes looking for him. There she meets Jane, a transvestite who knew her boyfriend. We will attend the birth of a surprising relationship between the two characters.

In the End Is My Beginning, Kyu-Dong Min, 2009

After losing her husband in a terrible car accident, Jung-Ha meets Naru, her husband's hidden lover. The adventure begins when Naru, who is willing to do anything to help her, asks her to stay at her house in exchange.