Kim Hye-ja takes lead role in Song Il-gon's "Still Shining"

Actor Kim Hye-ja plays the elderly Sun-ok in director Song Il-gon's "Still Shining." It is her first screen appearance since "The Way" in 2017, a gap of nine years. The film reached cinemas on Wednesday with a 12-and-over rating. The Korea Times reported that she agreed to take part only after Song's sixth request.

Why it matters The film follows two 18-year-old girls in a 1942 mountain village to depict wartime "comfort women," and the source notes that five of 240 registered victims are still living.

Original: The Korea Times ↗
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