| Details | Available in DC, Maryland, and Virginia from May 21–June 6 Stream it Here: https://kffdc2021.eventive.org/welcome Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIzKcKlTsdM
Korean Film Festival DC 2021—Part Two: Korea and the World
The films in this section are examples of Korea’s interactions with the rest of the world, whether through the perspective of a Korean woman on a US Army base, the remake of an Italian comedy, the experience of Filipino immigrants, or a cinematic journey to the cosmopolitan Itaewon neighborhood in Seoul.
A box office smash in Korea, Samjin Company English Class takes place in 1995. Its heroines are three women: Ja-young (Go Ah-sung, The Host, Snowpiercer), Yoo-na (model and actress Esom), and Bo-ram (K-pop singer Park Hye-su). Working for the titular company and fed up with doing menial tasks in a sexist corporate atmosphere, they enroll in the company’s English-language class to try to improve their prospects. One day Ja-young discovers that the company is polluting a local waterway, so the three friends use their skills to expose the cover-up. This comedy-drama is Korea’s answer to Nine to Five. (Dir.: Lee Jong-pil, Korea, 2020, 110 min, Korean with English subtitles)
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