남부군

Lee Tae (Ahn Sung-ki), a travelling correspondent for the North Korean news agency, finds himself plunged into battle as the tide begins to turn against Kim Il-sung’s army and partisan auxiliaries fighting in the South. Long after he has traded in pen for rifle, he and his comrades will experience small victories, but they are gradually overwhelmed by the merciless forces arrayed against them – including the remorseless Korean winter.

Event Date: 2 Nov 2019 3:45pm

Venue: Regent Street Cinema

Ticket Link:  https://kccuk.org.uk/en/programmes/london-korean-film-festival-2019/north-korean-partisan-south-korea/

Thirty-five years after Piagol (1955), a South Korean director dared make a film sympathetic to the idealism, bravery and desperation of these intimate enemies up in the mountains. Chung Ji-young was sticking his neck out, this early into an era of halting democratisation. He had the help of the real Lee Tae’s powerful memoire, turned into a solid scenario by brand-new director Jang Sun-woo, as well as the support of his actors, from veteran Ahn to rising sta rChoi Jin-sil. (MM)

This screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Chung Ji-young.

Director: Chung Ji-Young

Writer: Jang Sun-Woo

Producer: Chung Ji-Young

Cast: Ahn Sung-Ki, Choi Jin-Sil, Choi Min-Soo, Lee Hye-Young

Production Company: NamProduction

Rights Holder: ChungJi-Young

Drama, Epics, Historical,War / 1990 / 157 Min / CERT. 12 / Colour / 35mm

Selected Filmography

National Security (2012)

Unbowed (2011)

Life of Hollywood Kid (1994)

White Badge (1992)

A Street Musician (1987)

The Light of Recollection (1984)

Mist Whispers Like Women (1982)