6 Years Banned, Korean Movies Can Be Shown In Chinese Cinemas

Poster Oh! My Gran (CGV)

JAKARTA - A South Korean film will hit Chinese theaters for the first time in six years. This step signals the existence of cultural exchanges carried out by the two countries.

Oh! My Gran, a film released in 2020, became the first Korean film to be shown in China after 2015's Assassination.

“We evaluate (the release of the film) as a positive step. We have voiced our opinion on cultural content on several occasions to China and hope that this consultation can bring positive news," South Korea's Foreign Ministry said, according to Yonhap News on Thursday, December 2.

Chosen Oh! My Gran to premiere is not without reason. Reportedly this film is a family genre so that it can 'melt down' Chinese society.

Oh! My Gran tells of Oh Moon Hee (Na Moon Hee) who suffers from Alzheimer's. Moon Hee feels herself as a royal princess from an animated series.

One day, Bo Mi (Lee Jin Joo), Oh Moon Hee's granddaughter gets into a hit and run and Moon Hee is the only witness but she can't respond. Bo Mi is in a coma and the police can't help.

Du Won (Lee Hee Joon), Moon Hee's son, finds out who the culprit who harmed Bo Mi was and the meaning of Moon Hee's words.

Previously, several films that were jointly produced by China and South Korea also experienced a delay in the release of this ban. For example, Catman, starring Sehun EXO and Janice Wu and Unexpected Love from Lay EXO and Krystal.

On the other hand, films from China are also scheduled to be released in South Korea, starting from A Writer's Odyssey, Coffee or Tea, Lost and Love, Getting Home, and You Are the Apple of My Eye.