21 Oct 2016

Watch: Movies that explore gay Korea

Movie Pilot have chosen the four films they believe open the lid on Korean gay culture, watch and learn below.

Antique

One of the most successful Korean movies ever, this motion picture sees secrets unravel when prince charming figure sets up a bakery and hires a high school schoolmate who has always harboured a crush on his new boss.

    

Two Weddings and a Funeral

This movie sees a sham marriage between a gay man and a lesbian woman so that that the woman can legally adopt a child and the man can please his parents while staying closeted.

   

 

A Frozen Flower

A truly tragic movie that tells the story of a King in love with the commander of his palace guards. It pushes the boundaries of what is acceptable in South Korea with some explicit male sex scenes.

 

    

No Regret

This a story of a young gay man moving to the South Korean capital of Seoul and ending up working as an escort.

 

Korea (South)