KOREAN FILM FESTIVAL IN AUSTRALIA TOURING PROGRAM – HOBART

In response to many requests by Korean film fans in HOBART, Korean Cultural Centre AU is bringing one of the most popular films from the Korean Film Festival in Australia’s line-up. It’s a free admission event so please bring all your families and friends, and let’s have a fun K-movie night!

Once you overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of foreign language subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films. – Bong Joon-ho at Golden Globes –

TIME & DATE: 15:00, 24 SEP

VENUE: Cinema 4, Village Cinemas Hobart

MOVIE: MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission

CAST: YOO Hai-jin, YOON Kye-sang

GENRE: Drama

In 1941, when the use of the Japanese language in Joseon was forced during the colonial rule era, Kim Pan-su gets a job running errands at the Korean Language Society despite being illiterate. After learning to read and write Korean by chance, Pan-su sees the dedication and passion of Jung-hwan and the other members in writing the 16,000+ Korean-language manuscripts. Gradually, Pan-su realizes that recording and preserving the Korean language is a crucial means to obtaining independence. Later, Pan-su helps Jung-hwan hold a public meeting with Korean language teachers to select words to be included in the ‘MAL-MO-E’ dictionary. Meanwhile, the Japanese’ investigation closes in on them!.

HOW TO BOOK? Send us your RSVP via; cinema@koreanculture.org.au with your name and contact details. You can book up to 2 seats under your name.

ENQUIRY: cinema@koreanculture.org.au

* The movie starts on time without commercials so please be on time.
** Please check your name at the entry. (You don’t need to go to the candy bar or box office to redeem your tickets)