Step into the bold, brilliant, and genre-defying world of Bong Joon Ho at Birmingham 8.

From edge-of-your-seat thrillers to emotionally rich masterpieces, experience the visionary storytelling of one of cinema’s most celebrated directors — all on the big screen.

Join us for a five-week director series featuring some of his most acclaimed films:

  • January 8 – Snowpiercer
  • January 15 – Okja
  • January 22 – Memories of Murder
  • January 29 – Parasite
  • February 5 – Mother

Rediscover these unforgettable films the way they were meant to be seen — with stunning visuals, powerful performances, and Bong Joon Ho’s signature storytelling.

 

 

Featured Films

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Snowpiercer {2013}

Movie Rating R 2 hrs 06 mins
Set in a future where a failed climate-change experiment kills all life on the planet except for a lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a...
Okja {2017} poster image

Okja {2017}

Movie Rating PG13 1 hr 58 mins
For 10 idyllic years, young Mija (An Seo Hyun) has been caretaker and constant companion to Okja-a massive animal and an even bigger...
Memories of Murder {2003} poster image

Memories of Murder {2003}

Movie Rating PG13 2 hrs 11 mins
MEMORIES OF MURDER tells the harrowing true story of the hunt for a sadistic serial rapist and murderer terrorizing a small province in...
Parasite {2019} poster image

Parasite {2019}

Movie Rating R 2 hrs 12 mins
All unemployed, Ki-taek’s family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get...
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Mother {2009}

Movie Rating R 2 hrs 09 mins
A mother desperately searches for the killer who framed her son for a girl’s horrific murder.