Tripping the Fest Fantastic
A look at the best films of the 2014 festival
By Tim Basham
While Fantastic Fest may be seen as a genre event, any festival would be hard-pressed to match this year’s FF films. It may be the best crop in their ten-year history. […] Here were my favorites:
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Haemoo
If there’s any justice, Haemoo will receive an Oscar nomination for best foreign film. It’s that good. But it’s also dark, may be too dark for the academy. When a struggling and desperate fishing boat captain agrees to smuggle some Chinese-Koreans on his trawler, a horrible disaster occurs. In the midst of the danger, however, director Shim Sung-Bo brings romance into tragedy. There are some seriously grand performances from the cast, and the cinematography is reminiscent of The Perfect Storm. With the help of producer/writer/director Joon-ho Bong (The Host) Sung-Bo has created a suspenseful gem that deserves to be seen.
Admin’s notes:
1. Fantastic Fest is the largest genre film festival in the U.S., specializing in horror, fantasy, sci-fi, action and just plain fantastic movies from all around the world (fantasticfest.com)
2. Parts unrelated to Haemoo were omitted.
Source: Paste Magazine
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JYJ3 
i’m prolonging my agony not watching it yet. oh Chunnie….
“If there’s any justice, Haemoo will receive an Oscar nomination for best foreign film. It’s that good.”
It remains to be seen whether this will materialise or not but………
TT_TT ..am already cryin’ happy tears, our 6002 is part of this “It’s that good”!! Waah~ awe!some! <33 ❤
Any word yet on a U.S. distributor?
“If there’s any justice, Haemoo will receive an Oscar nomination for best foreign film. It’s that good.”
You know what? The suspense of waiting to see it is just plain torture..waaah!!T_T
“…has created a suspenseful gem that deserves to be seen.”
Ok, I heard you twice, no a mil of times!! Haemoo, SF, pls come to me!! ~ Hahahah
So proud of Micky-love being part of this plain fantastic movie from all around the world!
Cheers! 🙂