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Nambugun (1990)

At 11 a.m. on Saturday

Seoul Selection Bookstore

Directed by Jeong Ji-yeong and starring An Seong-gi and Choe Jin-sil, the film depicts the lives of people in the war-torn nation in the 1950s. In the film, Lee Tae, a war correspondent, joins the North Korean partisans in 1950 but soon feels torn between the partisans' activities and his own passivity.

As a military operation fails, Lee and his men find themselves on the run. Injured while on the run, Lee is taken care of by Park Min-ja and they soon fall in love. But when he is called back to duty, they are forced to go their separate ways. The North Korean partisans in South Korea are cornered in the hills of Mt. Jiri and there he meets the legendary Commander Lee Hyun-sang. He is also astonished by Kim Hee-sook's courage. He becomes an official member of the political party of the partisans. When news of a truce is heard, the members are thrown into turmoil. Hunger and harsh weather drive them to destitution and during the last battle, Lee is taken prisoner by the South Korean. His long battle for the partisans comes to a close.

Tickets: 3,000 won. Located near Anguk Station on subway line 3. Details: (02) 734-9539 or http://www.seoulselection.com . (Extracted from Korean Film Archive Website)

Cinema = Movement/Revolution

Until Aug. 15

Seoul Art Cinema

Seoul Arts Cinema will show a total of 52 films dealing with the issue of political revolution in modern history. Marking the 60th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule over Korea and the 25th anniversary of the Kwangju pro-democracy movement against the military regime in 1980, the event aims to look back on the history of the fierce revolutions in the 20th century. There will also be various other events such as a symposium and presentation of films by movie critics as well as a Q&A session with local directors. Some films are screened with English subtitles.

Tickets: 6,000 won. Located near Chongno 3-ga Station on subway lines 1 and 3. For details: (02) 741-9782 or http://www.cinematheque.co.kr

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