Korean Non-blockbusters We Cant Miss explores well-made Korean films but which were not successful at the box-office. This weeks films include '4th Place' by Jung Ji-woo and 'Crossroads of Youth'
Jung Ji-woos film, 4th Place, commissioned by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, condones the use of violence on competitive sport trainees through the film. A talented young swimmer, Joon-ho always ranks fourth place in competitions. His mother cannot accept his fourth place finishes and finally hires a new swimming coach, Kwang-soo for her son. Joon-hos record keeps improving, as Kwang-soo trains Joon-ho by using violence. Joon-hos mother knows about it but looks away.
The oldest silent film, Crossroads of Youth returns to the screen as a director Kim Tae-yong remastered it as a musical drama. The film features a love story during colonial Korea in the 1930s. Young-bok has married into Bong-suns family and worked hard for 7 years, but she leaves him for another man, Myung-goo. Young-bok leaves his hometown and goes to Seoul for money. After his mother died, his young sister, Young-ok comes to Seoul to look for him. Young-bok goes back to his rural hometown with Young-ok and his new girlfriend Kye-soon.
