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Korean Cinema Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Korean Cinema? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Korean Cinema's film The Wailing was based on a true story.

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✗ FALSE

The Wailing is a fictional horror film; it is not based on any true story, though it references folklore and historical events.

2.

Korean Cinema's Train to Busan was the highest-grossing South Korean film of 2016.

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Train to Busan topped the South Korean box office in 2016, earning over 11.5 million admissions and outgrossing all other domestic releases that year according to the Korean Film Council.

3.

Korean Cinema's film Okja was distributed by Netflix and released in 2017.

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Okja, directed by Bong Joon-ho, was acquired and distributed by Netflix, premiering at Cannes in 2017 before streaming globally.

4.

Korean Cinema's film Parasite won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019.

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Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho, won the Palme d'Or, the top prize at Cannes, in 2019, making history as the first Korean film to do so.

5.

Korean Cinema's film Oldboy won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004.

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✗ FALSE

Oldboy won the Grand Prix (second prize) at Cannes in 2004; the Palme d'Or that year went to Fahrenheit 9/11.

6.

Korean Cinema's film Snowpiercer was filmed entirely in South Korea.

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Snowpiercer was filmed primarily in the Czech Republic, Austria, and South Korea, not entirely in South Korea.

7.

Korean Cinema's film The Handmaiden was directed by Bong Joon-ho.

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The Handmaiden (2016) was directed by Park Chan-wook, not Bong Joon-ho.

8.

Korean Cinema's film Oldboy is part of Park Chan-wook's Vengeance Trilogy.

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Oldboy (2003) is the second film in Park Chan-wook's Vengeance Trilogy, alongside Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Lady Vengeance.

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