I Can Speak (2017)

Name: I Can Speak
Director: Kim Hyun-seok
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2017-09-21
Duration: 1 h 59 min
Cast: Na Moon-hee, Lee Je-hoon, Sung Yu-been, Yeom Hye-ran

Drama Comedy

Director: Kim Hyun-seok

Cast: Na Moon-hee, Lee Je-hoon, Sung Yu-been, Yeom Hye-ran

Runtime119 min

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A grumpy old woman befriends a young civil servant and learns English from him. She then reveals to him her shocking past.

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Fans of heartwarming dramedies and poignant character studies will appreciate director Kim Hyun-seok's 2017 film 'I Can Speak', which features a standout performance by veteran actress Na Moon-hee as a gruff elderly woman who befriends a young civil servant and shares her compelling personal history.

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I Can Speak is a 2017 South Korean comedy-drama film based on a true story of comfort women directed by Kim Hyun-seok and distributed by Lotte Entertainment. The film depicts the story of the resolution of conviction for "comfort women" (HR121) of the Japanese military in 2007. Though the film is a comedy, the genre serves as a vehicle to discuss the deeper topic of Korean comfort women. The way that film illustrated Na Ok-Bun's enterprising attitude of her life and her courageously testifying in front of the whole world were applauded. The film stars Na Moon-hee as Na Ok-Bun, with Lee Je-hoon as Park Min-Jae. The scene of Na Ok-Bun's testimony to the United States Congress was filmed at the Capitol Building of Virginia, in the city of Richmond.