Anarchist from Colony

Anarchist from Colony
Theatrical poster
Hangul	박열
Hanja	朴烈
Revised Romanization	Park-Yeol
Directed by	Lee Joon-ik
Produced by	Kim Sung-cheol
Written by	Hwang Seong-gu
Starring	Lee Je-hoon Choi Hee-seo
Music by	Bang Jun-seok Kang Eun-koo
Cinematography	Park Sung-joo
Distributed by	Megabox Plus M
Release date	June 28, 2017 (2017-06-28)
Running time	129 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean Japanese
Box office	US$16.9 million[1]

Anarchist from Colony (Hangul: 박열; Hanja: 朴烈; lit. "Park Yeol") is a 2017 South Korean biographical period drama film directed by Lee Joon-ik about the life of independence activist Park Yeol, with Lee Je-hoon taking on the titular role. It premiered in South Korea on June 28, 2017.^{[2] [3][4][5]}

Synopsis

The film is based on the true story of an anarchist and revolutionary activist named Park Yeol (Lee Je-hoon), who organizes anarchist group named "Heukdohoe" during the Korea under Japanese rule. The independence group planned to assassinate Japan's Crown Prince Hirohito.^[2] The movie also highlights the passionate relationship between Park Yeol and his lover Fumiko Kaneko (Choi Hee-seo), a Japanese nihilist who sympathized with Koreans oppressed under Japanese rule.

In the film, Park Yeol is the leader of the anarchist group "Bulryeongsa" with 14 Korean and five Japanese members. Park seems to be an easy going, courageous and disobedient young man, who is never too troublesome or destructive to others. The wife Fumiko is a strong and intelligent woman who appears to be positive with a sense of humour even though she is imprisoned together with her lover.^[6]

Cast

Reception

The film topped the box office during its opening weekend, earning US$5.9 million with 817,971 admissions.^[9][10]

By the end of two weeks since the film was released, it has earned US$12.36 million in total.^[11]

The film earned a total of US$16.1 million after one month run.^[12]

The film was released in Los Angeles and Buena Park, California, also in Dallas, Texas in the United States.^[13]

Awards and nominations

See also

• Kantō Massacre

References

External links

• Anarchist from Colony at HanCinema
• Anarchist from Colony on IMDb