Yim Soon-rye
January 1, 1960 · 66 years old
Yim Soon-rye (born January 1, 1961) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. She is considered one of the few leading female auteurs of Korean New Wave cinema. Yim Soon-rye is most known for making films that focus on South Korean society. Most notably, women empowerment and women in film.…
Known For
8 titles
Little Forest
A young woman grows tired of life in the city and returns to her hometown in the countryside.
The Point Men
A Korean diplomat is dispatched to Afghanistan when a group of South Korean tourists is taken hostage by the Taliban. When all measures fail and one hostage is killed, he is forced to team up with a special agent to rescue the sur...
If You Were Me
Several of Korea's most acclaimed filmmakers, including Park Chan-wook (OLDBOY), explore the nature of discrimination in this provocative anthology.
Whistle Blower
"This film is based on the true story of disgraced Korean researcher whose unethical practices were exposed after he received critical alarm for good work." -- Screen Red
Forever the Moment
Once a professional Korean handball player, Mi-Sook (Moon So-Ri) is now working in a grocery store after her team disbanded. Hae-Kyung (Kim Jung-Eun), now a coach for a handball team in Japan, returns to Korea to become the replac...
Waikiki Brothers
Members of a traveling cover band going nowhere deal with the bitterness of growing up.
South Bound
About Choi, a leftist who team up with his family to protect their ancestor's island from corrupted government who plan to build a resort on their island.
