Empress Chung

Sun 13 2.00 Cineword Haymarket
Sat 12 2.00 Barbican subtitles will be read aloud for young children at this screening

A secret empress living as a poor country girl tries everything to save her father’s eyesight, even allowing a sea monster to take her captive in his submarine castle, in this gorgeously vivid musical animation that looks like a cross between Japanese anime and the best of Disney. This sumptuous fairy-tale is the first joint cinematic success from South and North Korea, and has enchanted international festival audiences.

Korea 2005 Dir. Nelson Shin 85 min. Animatoon (Korea)
Korean with English subtitles

This film is part of the LCFF's Official Selection