SYDNEY GUESTS

Ryoo Seung-wan (Director)

There is probably no Korean filmmaker like Ryoo Seung-wan. His films are often full of playful twists of the action genre he has been exploring and has such been labelled the 'action kid'. Not only that, he has also been cultivating his own brand of a Korean hardboiled genre since his memorable debut feature, 'Die Bad'. His early 2000 pulp noir hit 'No Blood No Tears' not only launched the careers of Jeon Do-yeon and Jeong jae-yeong, but also had critics labelling him as the "Korean Tarantino".

Ryoo however does something very different in 'The Unjust'. 'The Unjust' is still explosive and intense like his previous features but this time it is not the punching and kicking that drives the film. 'The Unjust' unflinchingly portrays society where equally dubious prosecutors, criminals and policemen all try to get an upper hand. Both 'No Blood No Tears' and 'The Unjust' screen in Sydney for KOFFIA 2011