Screening of "Veteran" with Director Ryoo Seung-Wan
Department: East Asian Studies
Date and Time: November 4, 2015 | 7:00 PM-9:00 PMEvent Location: McCormick Screening Room, 1070 Humanities Gateway
Event Details
Join us for a film screening of "Veteran" with celebrated film director Ryoo Seung-Wan followed by a Q&A.
Ryoo Seung-Wan is well known in Korean cinema as both a director and an actor. His independently-produced “Die Bad” (1999), with a budget of only US $60,000, was an instant sensation making Seung-Wan into an instant cult hero. Many of his films since then, “Crying Fist” (2005), “Dachimawa Lee” (2008), “The Unjust” (2010), and “The Berlin File” (2013) continue to experiment with genre formulas while producing rave reviews and high box office returns. His new blockbuster, “Veteran,” was released in the summer of 2015 to strong reviews from Korean and U.S. film critics. Its biting social critique and spectacular performances by two stars, Hwang Jung-min and hallyu star Yoo Ah-in, have been cited for making the film one of the all-time highest-grossing films in history of Korean cinema.
Visitor parking is available in the Mesa Parking Structure for $10.00.
For more information, please contact Ann DiPlacito at adiplaci@uci.edu or 949-824-2113.
Hosted by: School of Humanities, East Asian Languages and Literatures, Film & Media Studies, Humanities Commons, Center for Asian Studies, and Global Engagement