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Top 10 Korean Films in Cinema History
South Korean cinema has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past three decades, evolving from a domestically focused industry into a globally respected art form. The 2020 Academy Award win for "Parasite" — the first non-English film to win Best Picture — was the watershed moment, but Korean directors and actors had been building international reputations since the early 2000s through a distinctive blend of genre filmmaking and social commentary.
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