Film
Save the Green Planet!
Jang Joon-hwan • South Korea 2003 • 117min
Jigu-reul Jikyeora! • krOF+enUT • DCP
13.03.2025, 20:00 Leokino Reservations possible from March 19, 2025
This one-of-a-kind, completely insane film follows a disillusioned conspiracy theorist who believes that aliens have infiltrated society and plan to destroy Earth during the next lunar eclipse. He’s convinced his old boss holds the key to stopping the aliens, so he and his devoted circus-performer girlfriend kidnap and torture the man for a confession. Blurring the line between reality and delusion, Jang Joon-hwan’s extraordinary feature debut is a riot of humour and environmental concern. (BFI)
Trailer
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Director, Writer Jang Joon-hwan Producer Moon-su Choi, Kang-bok Lee, Kim Seon-a, Cha Seoung-jae Cinematography Hong Kyung-pyo Edit Gok-ji Park Cast Shin Ha-kyun, Baek Yoon-shik, Hwang Jung-min, Lee Jae-yong Music Lee Dong-jun
Jang Joon-hwan (1970) first graduated in English literature before entering the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA). After directing several shorts, he worked with Chan-wook Park on the script for action blockbuster Phantom The Submarine (1999). His feature debut, Save the Green Planet! (2003) catapulted him onto the radar of many genre film aficionados across the world. (koreanfilm.or.kr)