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I Can Speak

I Can Speak

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20177.91h 59m

Overview

A grumpy old woman befriends a young civil servant and learns English from him. She then reveals to him her shocking past.

Directed by Kim Hyun-seok
Written by Yoo Seung-hee, Ha Won-jun, Jo Ryeong-soo
Produced by Lee Ha-young, Daniel Hank, Yoo Eun-jung
Box Office0Revenue: $23.3M

Top Cast

Na Moon-hee

Na Moon-hee

Na Ok-boon

Lee Je-hoon

Lee Je-hoon

Park Min-jae

Sung Yoo-bin

Sung Yoo-bin

Young-jae

Yeom Hye-ran

Yeom Hye-ran

Jinjoo-daek

Lee Sang-hee

Lee Sang-hee

Hye-jung

Jeong Yeon-joo

Jeong Yeon-joo

A-young

Lee Ji-hoon

Lee Ji-hoon

Jong-hyun

Park Cheol-min

Park Cheol-min

Team Leader Yang

Son Sook

Son Sook

Jung-sim

Kim So-jin

Kim So-jin

Geum-joo

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Themes & Keywords

war crimeshearingelderlygovernment officialtestifycomfort women

About I Can Speak

I Can Speak is a drama, comedy film released in 2017 exploring themes of war crimes, hearing, elderly, government official, testify, comfort women. Directed by Kim Hyun-seok, it stars Na Moon-hee, Lee Je-hoon, Sung Yoo-bin. A grumpy old woman befriends a young civil servant and learns English from him. She then reveals to him her shocking past.

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