6 - 15 November 2025
The London Korean Film Festival (LKFF), organised by the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) and supported by the Korean Film Council, returns to the ICA and more London screens for its 20th edition.
One of the longest-running film festivals dedicated to Korean cinema outside of Korea, the festival showcases the best and most anticipated Korean films.
The London Korean Film Festival (LKFF), organised by the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) and supported by the Korean Film Council, returns to the ICA and more London screens for its 20th edition.
One of the longest-running film festivals dedicated to Korean cinema outside of Korea, the festival showcases the best and most anticipated Korean films.
Programme
Thursday 6 November, 6.30pm
The Meryl Streep Project
Director Park Hyo-sun’s eight-year documentary blends her admiration for Meryl Streep with a feminist reflection on young Korean women’s struggles, dreams, and solidarity.
Friday 7 November, 8.45pm
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
A thrilling “Manchurian Western” blending action, history, and genre spectacle with lasting impact.
Saturday 8 November, 4.30pm
Time to Be Strong
Three former K-pop idols reunite on Jeju Island, confronting past traumas, lost youth, and the scars of an exploitative industry in a tender journey.
Saturday 8 November, 6.30pm
The Land of Morning Calm
In a fading coastal village, a bitter old fisherman harbours dark secrets, revealing a haunting portrait of loss, survival, and lives left behind.
Sunday 9 November, 1.30pm
Silver Apricot
Jang Man-min’s feature debut is a messy saga of blood, roots, family dysfunction and the transient nature of material things in our lives.
Sunday 9 November, 7pm
SAVE
After aging out of an orphanage, Se-jeong meets Eun-sook, an eccentric woman claiming to be her saviour — possibly a scammer, possibly her last hope.
Friday 14 November, 8.45pm
YMCA Baseball Team
In the final years of Korea’s empire, a scholar’s son and unlikely allies form the first baseball team, capturing a nation’s shift toward modernity.
Saturday 15 November, 8.45pm
Somebody
In this chilling thriller, fractured mother-daughter bonds fuel a tense mystery about identity, trauma, and the haunting return of a lost, dangerous child.
Thursday 6 November, 6.30pm
The Meryl Streep Project
Director Park Hyo-sun’s eight-year documentary blends her admiration for Meryl Streep with a feminist reflection on young Korean women’s struggles, dreams, and solidarity.
Friday 7 November, 8.45pm
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
A thrilling “Manchurian Western” blending action, history, and genre spectacle with lasting impact.
Saturday 8 November, 4.30pm
Time to Be Strong
Three former K-pop idols reunite on Jeju Island, confronting past traumas, lost youth, and the scars of an exploitative industry in a tender journey.
Saturday 8 November, 6.30pm
The Land of Morning Calm
In a fading coastal village, a bitter old fisherman harbours dark secrets, revealing a haunting portrait of loss, survival, and lives left behind.
Sunday 9 November, 1.30pm
Silver Apricot
Jang Man-min’s feature debut is a messy saga of blood, roots, family dysfunction and the transient nature of material things in our lives.
Sunday 9 November, 7pm
SAVE
After aging out of an orphanage, Se-jeong meets Eun-sook, an eccentric woman claiming to be her saviour — possibly a scammer, possibly her last hope.
Friday 14 November, 8.45pm
YMCA Baseball Team
In the final years of Korea’s empire, a scholar’s son and unlikely allies form the first baseball team, capturing a nation’s shift toward modernity.
Saturday 15 November, 8.45pm
Somebody
In this chilling thriller, fractured mother-daughter bonds fuel a tense mystery about identity, trauma, and the haunting return of a lost, dangerous child.
no. 236848.