‘HAEMOO’, IN THE 9TH LONDON KOREAN FILM FESTIVAL 2014

pic  Directed by  Shim Sung-Bo, this film will be screened in the 9th London Korean Film Festival 2014 on Thursday 13th  November, in London Odeon Covent Garden.

Starring Kim Yun-Seok and Park Yoo-Chun In 1998, the fishing vessel Jeonjiho goes out to sea to catch fish. The ships fails to catch fish as they hoped. The ship’s owner then informs Captain Kang (Kim Yun-Seok) that he is going to sell the ship. Captain Kang can’t let that happen and decides to buy the boat himself, but he is unable to get financing anywhere. Captain Kang then agrees to transport Chinese-Korean stowaways from the sea back to the port. The other crew members including Dong-Sik (Park Yoo-Chun) & Chang-Wook (Lee Hee-Joon) are freaked out about the captain’s plan, but they agree to go along with it.

During a stormy night, the fishing vessel Jeonjiho stops in the middle of ocean and allows another boat to transfer its stowaways onto their ship. A young woman, Hong-Mae (Han Ye-Ri), falls into the ocean, but Dong-Sik jumps into the water to save her. Their nightmare journey begins.

Screenwriter Shim Sung-bo (Memories of Murder) directors his first feature film based on the true story of a group of fisherman who face tragic consequences while smuggling illegal immigrants.

Produced by Bong Joon-ho (The Host, Snowpiercer), Haemoo hosts an all star cast in this tension filled drama, including; Kim Yoon-seok (The Chaser), Han Ye-ri (Kundo: The Age of the Rampant), Moon Sung-keun (In Another Country) You Seung-mok (Han Gong-ju) and Lee Hee-jun (The Unjust).

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