Tuesday, July 5 08:30pm
\nWalter Reade Theater
\n165 W.65th St, New York, NY 10023
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Lee Byung-hun will be presented with a Star Asia Award.<\/p>\n
Based on a webtoon by Yoon Tae-ho, Inside Men\u2014the highest-grossing R-rated film in South Korean history\u2014infiltrates and exposes the seedy alliances between politics, media, and the country\u2019s chaebol (mega-corporations), the triumvirate that holds the nation\u2019s real power. Congressman Jang Pil-woo is on the doorstep of the Korean presidency, thanks to strong support (i.e., piles of money) from the CEO of a major car company and an influential newspaper editor. But Jang\u2019s path to the presidency is blocked by an unlikely pair of obstacles in Ahn (Lee Byung-hun), a one-handed thug motivated by revenge, and Woo, a fiery prosecutor with his own dreams of power. Not that long ago, it was almost unthinkable to openly criticize the almighty chaebol in Korea, but Inside Men is the latest in a string of films (including Ryoo Seung-wan\u2019s Veteran) to portray the leaders of major corporations as demon despots from the foulest hell. Presented with the support of Korean Cultural Center New York.<\/p>\n