Judge Moon Hyung-bae’s ‘Adult Kim Jang-ha’ Revisited… Confirmed to Reopen in April
Photo courtesy of Cinema Dal
‘Adult Kim Jang-ha’ was re-examined as public interest in the acting chief justice of the Constitutional Court, Moon Hyung-bae, who was in charge of the impeachment trial of the president, increased. This is because the scene in the movie where the then acting chief justice of the Constitutional Court, Moon Hyung-bae, speaks as a ‘Kim Jang-ha scholarship student’ was recalled. It is a scene where Mr. Kim Jang-ha says to him, who visits him after passing the bar exam, “I gave you what you have in this society, so if you think you should repay it, repay it to this society.”
The number of views for the clip is skyrocketing on the Cinema Dal YouTube channel and various communities, and it is spreading by word of mouth. Thanks to the enthusiastic support from the audience, it has been confirmed that it will be shown again at CGV theaters in April. After that, it will be screened in independent movie theaters nationwide. There is a response that it is very unusual for a Korean independent film to be re-released in theaters after only 1 year and 6 months. It is the result of the enthusiastic response of the public who are hoping for a new spring that will finally bring about change.
Meanwhile, ‘Adult Kim Jang-ha’ is a film version of the MBC Gyeongnam documentary ‘Adult Kim Jang-ha’, which is known for winning the TV Educational Program Award at the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards. It contains the story of Mr. Kim Jang-ha, a pharmacist and reader who has been engaged in the herbal medicine business for 60 years in the Jinju area of Gyeongnam, and reporter Kim Joo-wan who has contributed to local media throughout his life. Through its airing on MBC Gyeongnam in late 2022 and subsequent online releases, it has established itself as a ‘must-see documentary’ recognized by critics and audiences by mobilizing 30,000 viewers last year as a ‘story of a true adult of our time’.
Reporter Seungmi smlee@donga .com
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