[GLOBAL ECONOMIC TIMES]  ‘Victory’, starring actress Hyeri, was selected as the opening film of the 19th London Korean Film Festival.

The opening film of this year's London Korean Film Festival is 'Echoes of Time: The Golden Age of Korean Film and New Cinema', a special exhibition co-hosted by the British Film Institute (BFI), the largest film organization in the UK, the Korean Cultural Center in the UK, and the Korean Film Archive. As part of this, it will be held at the BFI Southbank Theater in London, England.

Seunghye Seon, Director of the Korean Cultural Center UK, said, “In collaboration with the British Film Institute, we are launching a large-scale special exhibition in London that provides a broad overview of Korean films. At the same time, the London Korean Film Festival, which is being held at the same time, will showcase new future films with ‘Victory’ selected as the opening film. Open wide. “Korean films have created a new aesthetic through the unstoppable passion of people with unique creative talents,” he said.

‘Victory’ was produced in 1984 with the motif of a cheer team from an island village in Geoje Island, changing the era. It is the story of Pil-seon (Lee Hye-ri) and Mina (Park Se-wan), whose only life is dancing, who support and receive support from everyone through cheerleading. It was also officially invited as the opening film of the 23rd New York Asian Film Festival.

'Echoes of Time: The Golden Age of Korean Film and New Cinema' is a large-scale special exhibition of Korean films held in cooperation with the British Film Institute, the largest film organization in the UK, the Korean Council in the UK, and the Korean Film Archive from October 28 to December 31. It goes on.

In addition to the movie screening, various side events are also scheduled.

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