MAL·MO·E the Secret Mission

The efforts to eradicate the culture and language of an occupied people is an often overlooked crime of occupying imperialist powers. This movie is a funny touching and exciting story that shows the Japanese occupiers in Korea doing this. The comic touch helps get the viewer involved with the characters including the teachers making a dictionary despite Japanese oppression. A funny ex con helps them. The production is beautifully made to evoke the era and the sets are attractive. Things lead to a nail biting climax.

There are many movies about resistance against the Nazis but people tend to forget the Japanese occupied Korea for over 30 years and did terrible things.