MAL-MO-E: The Secret Mission (Movie - 2018)

말모이 (mal-mo-i)

135min | Release date in South Korea : 2019/01/09

Started filming: 2018/04/01
Wrapped up filming: 2018/07/15
Synopsis
During the Japanese occupation, two men travel across the country compiling the first Korean language dictionary.

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Yoo Hae-jin
유해진
As
Kim Pan-soo
(김판수)
Yoon Kye-sang
윤계상
As
Ryoo Jeong-hwan
(류정환)
Kim Hong-pa
김홍파
As
Jo Gap-yoon
(조갑윤)
Woo Hyun
우현
As
Im Dong-ik
(임동익)
Kim Tae-hoon
김태훈
As
Park Hoon
(박훈)
Kim Sun-young
김선영
As
Goo Ja-yeong
(구자영)

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[HanCinema's Film Review] "MAL-MO-E: The Secret Mission"
2019/01/26
During the latter years of the Japanese Occupation the Korean language is not quite banned. Still, the Japanese who rule Korea would rather their subjects not speak it. The chief exception to this rule is for language scholars who are studying Korean academically. Or at least, that's what they want the Japanese to think. In reality Gap-yoon (played by Kim Hong-pa) is putting together a team of cunning linguists to publish and distribute a secret dictionary,...More

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Staff

Choi Young-hwan (최영환)
Cinematographer

Jo Yeong-wook (조영욱)
Score composer

Kwon Ji-hoon (권지훈)
Martial arts team

Seo ji-oh (서지오)
Martial arts team

Lee Sang-min-II (이상민)
Martial arts team

Yoo Sang-seob (유상섭)
Martial arts

Jung Hee-joon (정희준)
Martial arts

Kim Sang-beom (김상범)
Editor

Yoon Hee-sun (윤희선)
Make-up

Oh Hee-joon (오희준)
Dialect/accent coach

Jang Hee-seon (장희선)
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135 min

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Airing dates : 2019/01/09

South Korean Box Office
Source : www.cine21.com & www.kobis.or.kr

As of 2019.04.14 : 2 864 583 admissions (total)

As of 2019.03.24 : 2 863 417 admissions (total)

As of 2019.03.03 : 2 861 343 admissions (total)

As of 2019.02.24 : 2 860 694 admissions (total)

As of 2019.02.17 : 2 856 162 admissions (total)

As of 2019.02.10 : 2 848 754 admissions (total)

As of 2019.02.03 : 2 783 560 admissions (total)

As of 2019.01.27 : 2 657 885 admissions (total)

As of 2019.01.20 : 2 225 355 admissions (total)

As of 2019.01.13 : 1 185 837 admissions (total)

As of 2019.01.06 : 152 183 admissions (total)

As of 2018.12.30 : 53 364 admissions (total)

As of 2018.12.23 : 45 342 admissions (total)

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