This week’s Korean Film Night at the Korean Cultural Centre, London is Hurrah! For Freedom from 1946, directed by Choi In-kyu and starring Jeon Chang-geun, Hwang Yeo-heui, Yu Gye-seon.

August 1945, Nam-bu, a Japanese collaborator reveals the name of an independence activist, Han-jung, putting him in prison, Han-jung escapes and goes into hiding in a nurse’s house as he prepares to raise an armed uprising. One of his conspirators, Park is caught and jailed for possessing a bomb. Han-jung breaks Park out of jail and the two continue there plans to over throw the Japanese while dragging in their reluctant, nurse host.

The screening of this film is in celebration of Korea’s liberation from the Japanese with Hurrah! For Freedom being the first film produced after the Japanese colonisation. Korea’s Liberation Day is August 15th.

The film will be screened this Thursday evening at 7pm, 11 August. Screenings are free but places must be booked in advance. Note that visitors cannot be admitted after 7.10pm.

» See the official KCCUK website for more information.

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