‘Hansan: Rising Dragon’ Screened as Closing Film at London Korean Film Festival

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Isul] The film Hansan: Rising Dragon was selected as the closing film of the 17th London Korean Film Festival and met with local audiences on the 17th.

At the closing ceremony held at the Regent Street Cinema located in London's Oxford Circus, director Kim Han-min, who attended the festival for the second time, said, "It is impressive that British audiences have fundamental questions about Korean films. I hope to form a strong rapport with the audience." In an interview with Forbes, he said, "I wanted to portray Admiral Yi Sun-sin as a person with special powers." Myeongryang (2014), which marked the beginning of the Yi Sun-sin trilogy project, was also specially screened in London on the 16th.

The director's extended version of Hansan: Rising Dragon, titled Hansan Redux, is a film depicting the untold stories of Admiral Yi Sun-sin's anguish and those who fought in the naval battle that determined Joseon's fate during the early stages of the Imjin War in 1592. It was released on the 16th.

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