Korean film The Yellow Sea
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is recognizing films from overseas by launching the new label Fox World Cinema, which will release foreign movies on DVD, video-on-demand and for digital download.
The first slate of movies will come out later this year and include Korea’s The Yellow Sea, Chinese film The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman, India’s Dum Maaro Dum and Italy’s Vallanzasca: Angel of Evil.
Screening at Cannes this month as part of the Un Certain Regard program, The Yellow Sea tells the story of a desperate man caught between rival gangs. While he looks for his missing wife in South Korea, he’s framed for murder.
Presented by director and producer Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity), The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman follows the journey of a mystical blade as it passes through the hands of three ambitious men. The film, directed by Chinese filmmaker Wu Ershan, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year.
India’s Dum Maaro Dum stars Bollywood superstars Abhishek Bachchan and Bipasha Basu. The drama tells the story of an honest cop in Goa who sets out to eradicate the drug mafia.
Italy’s acclaimed Vallanzasca: Angel of Evil tells the true story of the four-decade criminal career of infamous Milan gang leader Renato Vallanzasca, played by Italian actor Kim Rossi Stuart. The film was nominated for eight Italian Academy awards and played at the Venice Film Festival, Los Angeles Italian Film Festival and London Italian Film Festival.
Fox hasn’t released dates, prices or special features for the DVD releases yet.
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