Korean Movie Night: Assassination
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Co-presented by Korean Cultural Service NY and Asia Society
Part of Korean Movie Night New York’s Korean Blockbusters Strike Back! series (Nov. 3 – Dec. 1, 2015)
Assassination
(암살 am-sal)
Directed by Choi Dong-hoon
Starring: Jun Gianna, Lee Jung-jae, Ha Jung-woo, Oh Dal-soo, Cho Jin-woong,
Choi Deok-moon
2015. South Korea. 140 min. Digital.
In Korean with English subtitles.
The master of Korean ensemble blockbusters, director Choi Dong-hoon (The Thieves), is back with a historic espionage action drama set in Shanghai and Seoul in 1933, during Japanese colonial rule. The Korean government in exile has given one of its top undercover operatives, Agent Yem (Lee Jung-jae, New World), a mission: recruit three people to infiltrate occupied Seoul and assassinate the Japanese general along with a Korean collaborator. He selects steely-eyed female sniper Ahn (Gianna Jun, The Thieves), a brawler Big Gun (Jo Jin-ung, A Hard Day), and an explosives expert (Choi Deok-mun). But Agent Yem is a double-agent for the Japanese and he hires a hitman Hawaii Pistol (Ha Jung-woo, The Terror Live, The Chaser), to kill the assassins.
“a sensationally entertaining mash-up of historical drama, Dirty Dozen style shoot-‘em-up, spaghetti Western-flavored flamboyance, and extended action set pieces” – Variety
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Korean Movie Night New York is an ongoing, approximately twice-a-month film program that introduces the full spectrum of contemporary and classic Korean cinema to New York audiences, from popular blockbusters, independent films, and documentaries to animation and family movies.
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