Fighter

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Matinee

Series/Themes: Korean Film Series

Genre: Drama, International

Accessibility: Subtitles

Film Year: 2021

Locations: South Korea

Film Length: 103 min.

Languages: Korean

Subtitles: English Subtitles

Director: Jero Yun

Featuring: Oh Kwang-rok, Lim Sung-mi, Baek Seo-bin.

Fighter follows Jin-ah, a North Korean refugee who is struggling to earn enough money to bring her father to South Korea. She takes a job as a cleaner at a boxing gym, where it’s discovered that she is actually a decent boxer. Portraying the physical and mental fight of a woman plagued by prejudice, Jero Yun’s second film is realistic, emotionally raw, and sure to pack a punch.  Introduction by Hyeyon Moon (UVA)

This is a foreign-language film presented with English subtitles.

This film is part of the Korean Film Series supported by Korean Cultural Center – Washington, D.C. and UVA Korea Society.

Sunday, October 31
1:15 PM
Violet Crown 6 & 7
Add To Calendar 20211031 13:15 20211031 15:00 America/New_York VFF: Fighter

Fighter follows Jin-ah, a North Korean refugee who is struggling to earn enough money to bring her father to South Korea. She takes a job as a cleaner at a boxing gym, where it’s discovered that she is actually a decent boxer. Portraying the physical and mental fight of a woman plagued by prejudice, Jero Yun’s second film is realistic, emotionally raw, and sure to pack a punch.  Introduction by Hyeyon Moon (UVA)

This is a foreign-language film presented with English subtitles.

This film is part of the Korean Film Series supported by Korean Cultural Center – Washington, D.C. and UVA Korea Society.

 Violet Crown 6 & 7 Virginia Film Festival info@virginiafilmfestival.org

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