Access the film through the Michigan Theater here (customer pre-registration required): https://www.michtheater.org/2021-korean-cinema-now/

2020 | 116 Minutes | Yeon Sang-ho

Free | Open to the public | In Korean with English subtitles

“Yeon isn’t always served by the large scale of “Peninsula.” Its climactic battle is overlong and wearingly self-indulgent, which is often the case in blowouts where a budgetarily emboldened director piles on the mayhem, mistaking bigger and noisier violence for excitement. In the end, what is most striking about the movie is its pervasive sense of loss — of family, of country — and the dystopian vision of a new normal in which ordinary people are reduced to hunters and the hunted. Here, after the gunfire dies down, terror at times gives way to a melancholy that can be quite affecting even if the message remains familiar: We have met the zombie, and it is us.” – Manohla Dargis, New York Times

Korean Cinema NOW 2021 will be presented through a virtual format. Attendees should visit the Michigan Theater website to register for the film on the screening dates. Once registered with a customer account, attendees will receive a confirmation with a link to view the film. This video link will only be available for 72 hours from the time you press play. You can watch as much or little as you like during that time. After these 72 hours, even if not yet finished, the link will become inactive. You can re-access your rental link during your rental period by clicking on the “Click here to stream” button in your confirmation e-mail or through your orders in your customer account accessed here: https://bit.ly/kcn-acct

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