

“Our language makes us who we are.”
During the Japanese occupation of Korea, the Japanese Empire seeks to eradicate the Korean language and identity. In retaliation, a small group of Korean patriots try to protect their language by compiling the first Korean language dictionary.
Directed by Eom Yu-na, Cha Won-chun
User score
29 votes




Released
January 9, 2019
2h 15m
Japanese, Korean

Yoo Hai-jin
Kim Pan-su

Yoon Kye-sang
Ryu Jung-hwan

Kim Hong-pa
Cho Gap-yoon

Woo Hyeon
Lim Dong-ik

Kim Tae-hun
Park Hoon

Kim Sun-young
Ku Ja-young

Min Jin-woong
Min Woo-cheol

Heo Sung-tae
Ueda

Lee Sung-wook
Jang Chun-sam

Cho Hyun-chul
Park Bong-du

Cho Hyeon-do
Kim Deok-jin

Park Na-eun
Kim Sun-hee

Lee Seo-hwan
Director Lee

Choi Gwi-hwa
Postman

Lee Jung-eun
Teacher from Jeju Island

Yoon Kyung-ho
Optician's Manager

Yu Eun-mi
Sun-hee

Ye Su-jeong
Cho Gap-yoon's Wife

Yoo Jae-myung
Kim Du-bong

Kim Dong-young
Deok-jin