The third screening of the year at the KCC. It would be rude to miss this one.
The Pirates (해적: 바다로 간 산적)
Dir Lee Seok Hoon (2014) 130 mins
25 February 2016, 7pm
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Just 15 days after the founding of the Kingdom of Joseon, an ambassadorial ship is carrying the Great Seal of Joseon given by the emperor of Ming Dynasty. The Great Seal is the stamp that symbolises the authority of the King of Joseon, used to seal documents that determine the legitimacy of the state. Unfortunately the ship is attacked by a ghost-whale in the Yellow Sea and the Great Seal is swallowed by the whale. This crisis puts the new nation’s authority under strain. Hearing of the crisis, the national army, bandits and pirates join forces to create a ‘ghost-whale hunting project’ so that they may retrieve the Great Seal before any others do.
(automatically generated) Read LKL’s review of this event here.
I must say, Pirates was rather fun this evening. Like a Manchurian Western on the high seas. Nothing terribly profound; just great entertainment.