Artistic Freedom Flourishes in South Korean Cinemas, Yet Challenges Persist

BUSAN, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) –When this year’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) opened with Jang Kun-jae’s “Because I Hate Korea,” many foreign journalists wondered why the film about disgruntled young South Koreans was chosen.   Based on Chang Kang-myoung’s bestselling novel, the film follows a 20-something Korean woman’s emigration to New Zealand in pursuit [...]