Together with the Consulates General of Korea across Canada (Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver), the Korean Cultural Centre Canada is pleased to launch a new Online Cinema Series on Monday, July 13.

We have a total of 9 films lined up for the Online Cinema Series, where we will screen three films per program, which will span across periodic intervals of three screenings in total. The films will be available for free streaming through our website.

From Monday, July 13 to Sunday, July 26, we begin the first of our screenings with <Films of Actor Yoo Hae-jin>.

We bring you to the world of acclaimed Actor Yoo Hae-jin with three films in which he starred in, ranging from Yoo’s huge hit comedy <Luck-Key> as the lead actor, to <Mal-Mo-E> where he portrays an illiterate person who comes to realize that preserving the Korean language is crucial to obtaining independence, to the fierce but compassionate leader of the independence force of Korea in <The Battle; Roar to Victory>.

Yoo made his debut in 1997 and continues to be one of the most recognizable actors in Korean film industry by starring in 2-3 films a year. One can quickly discover the wide spectrum of his acting calibre transcending time and genre, as his filmography includes characters like clown, thief, spy, police, pirate, and soldier.

What makes Yoo’s acting so special is his ability to connect with the audience in an intimate level, as if we already know someone like this within our group of circle.

We invite all Canadian film lovers to the world of Actor Yoo Hae-jin, hidden in plain sight in Korean cinema with seemingly average yet powerfully detailed character portrayals.

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*This online screening will only be available for streaming within Canada

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<Luck-Key 럭키>

Director Lee Gae-byok, 2016, 120 mins, Film intended for audiences 15 and over,  Action/Comedy/Crime 

Synopsis: Hyung-wook,an infamous assassin known for his perfection, he slips on soap at a public sauna and passes out. Jae-sung, a not famous unknown actor who’s hit rock bottom, witnesses the accident and switches his locker key with Hyung-wook’s. Jae-sung opens the locker to find the key to a fancy car which leads him to a luxurious condo along with the full wealth and secrets of a successful hit man. On the other hand, Hyung-wook wakes up with amnesia. And the only clue he has for his identity are the outstanding payment bills. With the help of a paramedic, he finds his (actually Jae-sung’s) place discovering that he’s a totally broke nameless actor. While Hyung-wook struggles to remember, he tries to ‘continue’ his life as an actor. And by irony of fate, with the help of real-life action moves that his body is used to, he soon becomes the new action hero on TV. And with the continuous shooting of the action sequences, his memory starts to return. 

<THE BATTLE: ROAR TO VICTORY 봉오동 전투>

Director WON Shin-yeon, 2019, 135 mins, Film intended for audiences 15 and over, War/Action

Synopsis: Based on the Bongo-dong battle in 1920, which is remembered as the greatest victory of the Unified Korean Independence Army versus the Japanese Army.

In1920, when Korea is under Japanese rule the Korean Independence Army's Hae-chul(Yu) and his subordinates are carrying out the operation to deliver funds to the Korean Provisional Government in Shanghai. During the operation Hae-chul is reunited with Jang-ha (Ryu), a young squad commander, whose mission is to defend Samdunja. They unite and trap the Japanese soldiers in Samdunja, soundly defeating them. Now they're chased by Japanese troops and Hae-chul finds out that Jang-ha's mission isn’t over yet. A crucial yet dangerous task is still assigned to him…

<Mal-Mo-E 말모이>

Director Eom You-na, 2019, 135mins, PG-13, Action/Comedy/History

Synopsis: In1941, 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.