Hurrah! For Freedom + Joseon News No. 11 + Japanese Chronicles + Introduction
Film
Early Korean Cinema
In 1945 Korea once more became an independent nation.
The first film made after Japan’s defeat charts the life-and-death battle that Korean freedom fighters faced. Directed by Choi In-gyu, who had previously made colonial propaganda films, Hurrah! For Freedom shows the complex personal and artistic decisions people had to make under colonial occupation. Plus two nine-minute newsreels: Joseon News No. 11. and Japanese Chronicles.
