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[Box Office] Latest movie releases

By Rumy Doo

Published : Sept. 23, 2016 - 14:10

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The Magnificent Seven
(US)
Opened Sept. 14
Western, action. Directed by Antoine Fuqua

A motley crew of stealthy gangsters led by Sam Chisolm (Denzel Washington) attempts to defend the helpless town of Rose Creek when ruthless industrialist Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard) seizes control of it. 


Ben-Hur
(US)
Opened Sept. 14
Drama, action. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov


Prince Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston) is falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother Messala (Toby Kebbell), an officer in the Roman army. Ripped from his family and stripped of his title, Ben-Hur is sent to the seas as a slave.


The Age of Shadows
(Korea)
Opened Sept. 7
Thriller, action. Directed by Kim Jee-woon

During the Japanese occupation era, a group of independence fighters led by Kim Woo-jin (Gong Yoo) attempt to smuggle bombs into Korea’s capital but find out a mole has infiltrated their organization.


The Map Against the World
(Korea)
Opened Sept. 7
Drama. Directed by Kang Woo-suk

Cartographer Kim Jeong-ho (Cha Seung-won) dreams of mapping the entire Korean Peninsula and distributing the maps to the people for their convenience and enlightenment. Political forces and family struggles work against him.


Grand Father
(Korea)
Opened Aug. 31
Drama, action. Directed by Lee Seo

When elderly truck driver Ki-kwang’s (Park Geun-hyung) estranged son commits suicide, he attends the funeral. There, his granddaughter tells him the death might not have been self-inflicted, sending Ki-kwang on a chase for the truth.