￮ Date & Time: Oct 29 (Sat) 15:30

￮ Venue: National Theatre, next to Abu Dhabi Media   

￮ Director: Im Kwon-taek

￮ Duration: 118 min

￮ Synopsis:

Pil-yong is a middling civil servant who is gripped by guilt every time he sees his wife Hyo-kyung, who is half-paralyzed from a stroke induced by his affair with another woman. But he finds newfound purpose in life when he is assigned to revive Jeonju's hanji industry. Hanji is Korean traditional paper made from mulberry trees; it is known in Asia for its beauty, flexibility and high quality, can reportedly last a thousand years. What begins as a desperate attempt to be promoted at work turns into a consuming passion as Pil-yong discovers the beauty of the craft, and he joins other devotees (such as documentary filmmaker Ji-won) to reenact traditional methods of hanji-making under the moonlight.

￮ About:

Cannes Best Director Award winning Korean director Im Kwon-taek, in his 101st film, tells how bureaucrats and artisans came together to rescue Korea's traditional paper-making business in a mix of documentary and dramatic fiction.

￮ Meeting with Yeh Jiwon:

Yeh Jiwon is the actress who plays the main role both in the theatre <Hongdo> and the movie <Hanji>. She is coming to Abu Dhabi this year’s Korea Festival for <Hongdo>, and she is going to have a Q&A session with the audience after the <Hanji> screening on 29th of October (Sat).