Presented By: Nam Center for Korean Studies
Korean Cinema NOW | Anarchist from Colony 박열
129 min, NR
A romantic drama by acclaimed director Lee Joon-ik (Dongju: Portrait of a Poet, 2016) set against the backdrop of Colonial Era Korea.
Based on the life of the Korean anarchist Park Yeol (Lee Je-hoon), the film shows his struggle to counter the massacre of Koreans by the government during the 1923 great Kanto earthquake, focusing on his activities as the leader of the anti-Japanese organization Bulryeongsa and his relationship with Japanese comrade Fumiko Kaneko (Choi Hee-seo).
Read the interview with the director here: http://mengnews.joins.com/view.aspx?aId=3035715
Based on the life of the Korean anarchist Park Yeol (Lee Je-hoon), the film shows his struggle to counter the massacre of Koreans by the government during the 1923 great Kanto earthquake, focusing on his activities as the leader of the anti-Japanese organization Bulryeongsa and his relationship with Japanese comrade Fumiko Kaneko (Choi Hee-seo).
Read the interview with the director here: http://mengnews.joins.com/view.aspx?aId=3035715
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