'Moon Jae-in Documentary Film' Receives Flood of Support... Premieres at Jeonju Film Festival

'Moon Jae-in Imnida' May Release

The film 'Moon Jae-in' is set to be released in May, the production company Dice Film announced on the 11th.

According to the production company, 'Moon Jae-in' will have special screenings at the Jeonju Film Festival on the 29th and 30th. On the 29th at 7:30 PM, before the screening at the Samsung Culture Hall JBC of Jeonbuk National University, director Lee Chang-jae will hold a stage greeting, and on the 30th at 5 PM, a director's talk session (GV) with the audience will be held at CGV Jeonju Gosa Branch.

'Moon Jae-in' Still [Photo by M Project]

'Moon Jae-in' is a human documentary that tells the story of Moon Jae-in, a person everyone knows but no one can define in a single word, someone never seen anywhere else. Director Lee Chang-jae, who made 'Between' (2012), 'Life' (2014), and 'I Am Roh Moo-hyun' (2017), spent two years producing the story of former President Moon Jae-in living as a private citizen after his retirement.

The film features scenes of former President Moon Jae-in feeding his pet dog Tori in comfortable attire, depicting his life in Pyeongsan Village after retirement. It highlights interviews with those who have been close to him throughout his life, from his days as a lawyer, through his roles as Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs at the Blue House, Chief of Staff to the President, party leader, and finally president, amidst numerous evaluations and calls. The film also includes over 10 hours of interviews with former President Moon.

Director Lee Chang-jae said, "This was a project to answer the questions: Why did Moon Jae-in, a human rights lawyer who disliked politics, choose the path to become president? And how did his life unfold after relinquishing power?"

Jeonju Film Festival programmer Moon Sung-kyung commented, "The film centers on a president who has stepped down from power. While works about politicians usually focus on the process of gaining power or their tenure, this work is impressive in that it stands on the opposite side of that convention."

'Moon Jae-in' has also opened a support page. Through Tumblbug funding running from the 10th to the 19th of this month, supporters cheering for the film's release will receive special preview screenings, DVDs, photobooks, and more. The target amount is 30 million KRW, but 57 million KRW was raised within just one day of the funding launch.

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