Many critics consider Korean cinema to be the most exciting in the world today. Among the directors Jonathan meets are Park Chan-wook, whose film Oldboy won the Grand Prix at Cannes in 2004. He also looks at an extremely odd little monster movie produced by North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il who kidnapped the film's director from South Korea to make his dream project.

FEATURED FILMS

Park Chan-wook

* Oldboy (2003, Tartan)

* Sympathy for Mr Vengeance (2002, Tartan)

* Joint Security Area (2000, Tartan)

* Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005, Tartan)

Kim Ki-duk

* The Bow (Tartan)

* Samaritan Girl (2004, Tartan)

* 3-Iron (2004, Optimum Releasing)

* Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003, Tartan)

* Bad Guy (2001, Tartan)

* The Isle (2000, Tartan)

Kang Je-gyu

* Shiri (1999, Tartan)

* Brotherhood (2004, Premier Asia)

Kong Su-chang

* R-Point (2004, Tartan)

Jonathan's Other Picks

* My Sassy Girl (2001, Miro Vision, Korea)

* Attack the Gas Station! (1999, Miro Vision, Korea)

* Nowhere to Hide (Tartan)

* Pulgasari (1985, Kim Jong-Il/So Ronery Productions)