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MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission

MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission

Our language makes us who we are.

20197.82h 15m

Overview

During the Japanese occupation of Korea, the Japanese Empire seeks to eradicate the Korean language and identity. In retaliation, a small group of Korean patriots try to protect their language by compiling the first Korean language dictionary.

Directed by Eom Yu-na
Written by Eom Yu-na
Produced by Park Un-kyoung
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Top Cast

Yoo Hai-jin

Yoo Hai-jin

Kim Pan-su

Yoon Kye-sang

Yoon Kye-sang

Ryu Jung-hwan

Kim Hong-pa

Kim Hong-pa

Cho Gap-yoon

Woo Hyeon

Woo Hyeon

Lim Dong-ik

Kim Tae-hun

Kim Tae-hun

Park Hoon

Kim Sun-young

Kim Sun-young

Ku Ja-young

Min Jin-woong

Min Jin-woong

Min Woo-cheol

Heo Sung-tae

Heo Sung-tae

Ueda

Lee Sung-wook

Lee Sung-wook

Jang Chun-sam

Cho Hyun-chul

Cho Hyun-chul

Park Bong-du

Themes & Keywords

letterindependence movementdictionarykorean resistancewordjapanese occupation of korea

About MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission

MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission is a drama, comedy, history film released in 2019 exploring themes of letter, independence movement, dictionary, korean resistance, word, japanese occupation of korea. Directed by Eom Yu-na, it stars Yoo Hai-jin, Yoon Kye-sang, Kim Hong-pa. During the Japanese occupation of Korea, the Japanese Empire seeks to eradicate the Korean language and identity. In retaliation, a small group of Korean patriots try to protect their language by compiling the first Korean language dictionary.

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