By Honorary Reporters Dita Anggraeni Yusup from Indonesia

Photos = Dita Anggraeni Yusup

The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in Jakarta on April 16 teamed up with CJ CGV Cinemas Indonesia to screen the Oscar-nominated Korean film "Minari" at the multiplex's Grand Indonesia branch.

Attending the screening were KCC staff, the Indonesian media, students at King Sejong Institute, which offers classes in the Korean language and culture, Korea.net Honorary Reporters in Indonesia and the Hallyu Indonesian fan community Sahabat Korea. Per social distancing rules, the theater was limited to 50 viewers, or half its seating capacity.

Members of the KCC in Jakarta pose for a photo at the April 16 screening of "Minari" at CGV Grand Indonesia in Jakarta.

The indie film was inspired by the life of its Korean American director, Lee Isaac Chung.

The writer poses in front of a standup for "Minari."

The movie has won a slew of major awards including those of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and the U.S.-based Screen Actors Guild, and is nominated for six Oscars.

Commercial screening of "Minari" in Indonesia began on April 21.

enny0611@korea.kr

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