KOREAN MOVIE NIGHT: The Sword With No Name

When:Tuesday June 15, 2010
Time:7pm
Where:The Tribeca Cinemas
54 Varick Street
Manhattan, NY
Cost:Free w/ RSVP info@koreanculture.org or call 212-759-9550

There will be a year-long film series put on by the Korean Cultural Service in Manhattan. every other Tuesday. The Korean Cultural Service will be screening free films at the Tribeca Cinemas.

Films will be screened in the best format available (some will be 35mm, some will be digiBeta). All screenings start at 7 PM and are first come first served.

Tonight’s Screening will be The Sword with no name.

Synopsis:

Moo-myoung is a Joseon dynasty headhunter who tracks down fugitives and lives off their rewards. On one of his missions, he encounters a beautiful noble lady, Ja-young, and falls in love with her. A few years later, Ja-young enters the royal palace as the next queen of Joseon. Lovesick Moo-myoung becomes the personal guard to the queen in order to be closer to Ja-young. After attaining the title of queen, Ja-young tries to modernize the dynasty by allying with foreign nations but becomes turmoiled into a political power struggle. Moo-myoung must fend off devastating threats from the foreign army in order to protect Ja-young from harm.