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Oh Dae-Su is kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years without knowing why. Upon his release, he must track down his captor and uncover the truth behind his imprisonment.

In 2000, an American military pathologist dumps formaldehyde in the Han River, leading to sightings of an amphibious creature. Six years later, the creature attacks, capturing the daughter of a snack-bar worker. The family, along with others affected by the creature, escape quarantine to search for the daughter. They encounter betrayal, violence, and a race against time as they navigate the sewers. The government plans to use Agent Yellow to kill the creature, but it survives, resulting in a showdown where the family ultimately defeats the monster.

After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu's wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces. Although the family is poor, barely making enough money to survive through petty crime, they seem to live happily together until an unforeseen incident reveals hidden secrets and tests the bonds that unite them.

Gurdeep is a thirteen-year-old Canadian Sikh whose family runs a dairy farm near Chilliwack, British Columbia. They have retained their language and religion. Attendance at the Sikh temple, playing soccer with his schoolmates, and working on the farm are all part of Gurdeep's well-integrated life, but sometimes he feels a little different from the other children because he wears a turban. This film is part of the Children of Canada series.

What does it mean to adopted and brought up far away from your country of birth? In “Given Away,” this week’s moving new Op-Doc by directors Glenn and Julie Morey, Korean adoptees who grew up in Western countries reflect on the complicated emotional terrain that they’ve navigated in their lives. Glenn Morey was himself adopted from Korea in the wake of the Korean war, and the directors have channeled that connection to create a beautifully nuanced and emotional film. As the Moreys write of Glenn’s experience interviewing adoptees, “He has needed others like him … to help him make sense of his life. They have also helped him make peace with the universe.”