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Hero (Korean: 영웅; Hanja: 英雄; RR: Yeong-ung) is a 2022 South Korean historical musical drama film directed by Yoon Je-kyoon, starring Jung Sung-hwa, Kim Go-eun, and Na Moon-hee. Based on the stage musical of the same name [ ko ] , the film follows the true story of An Jung-geun , a Korean-independence activist who assassinated Itō ...
A review for Screen Daily indicated that the film was "also entirely accessible to viewers with little knowledge of South Korean politics." [24] "It's not often that a movie that's both so historically accurate and entertaining comes around, which makes 12.12 especially laudable.", wrote The Escapist. [25] Other reviews praised the production.
Most films want their audiences to suspend disbelief. “About a Hero” would prefer they keep it close at hand. “Viewers are advised to exercise caution in trusting its visual and auditory ...
In 1941, Ulric Cross, a young man from Trinidad, leaves his island home to seek his fortune.He emerges from World War II as the RAF's most decorated West Indian. [1] His life takes a dramatically different course when he follows the call of history, and joins the independence movements sweeping Africa in the 1950s and '60s.
In movies like “A Separation,” “The Past,” and “The Salesman,” the Iranian writer-director Asghar Farhadi has demonstrated a unique ability to take “ordinary” human situations ...
One of the darkest chapters in South Korean history is chronicled in “12.12: The Day,” a riveting account of the coup d’état of the 1979 coup d’état that followed the Oct. 26 ...
HBO's Watchmen, based on the graphic novel Watchmen, was review bombed by fans of the comic that felt the series disrespected the character of Rorschach, who they felt was meant to be the hero instead of a right-wing figure as illustrated by the original graphic novel and throughout the series, although The Mary Sue noted that the graphic novel ...
There’s a good chance you know more about “Dragon Ball” than you think you do. Whether through memes or references to terms like “Super Saiyan,” “Kamehameha” and “It’s over 9,000 ...