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I Can Speak

Original title: Ai kaen seupikeu
  • 20172017
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
1.9K
YOUR RATING
I Can Speak (2017)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
The film tells the story of an elderly woman (played by Na Moon Hee) who constantly files complaints with the local office about the wrongs that she sees around her each day. Along the way, ... Read allThe film tells the story of an elderly woman (played by Na Moon Hee) who constantly files complaints with the local office about the wrongs that she sees around her each day. Along the way, she forms an unlikely friendship with a junior civil service officer (played by Lee Je Hoo... Read allThe film tells the story of an elderly woman (played by Na Moon Hee) who constantly files complaints with the local office about the wrongs that she sees around her each day. Along the way, she forms an unlikely friendship with a junior civil service officer (played by Lee Je Hoon) who begins to teach her English. Though the film is a comedy, the genre serves as a veh... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
1.9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Hyun-seok Kim
  • Writer
    • Seung-hee Yoo
  • Stars
    • Moon-hee Na
    • Lee Jehoon
    • Cheol-min Park
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  • Director
    • Hyun-seok Kim
  • Writer
    • Seung-hee Yoo
  • Stars
    • Moon-hee Na
    • Lee Jehoon
    • Cheol-min Park
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    • 21User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 17 wins & 10 nominations

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    Moon-hee Na
    Moon-hee Na
    • Na Ok-boonas Na Ok-boon
    Lee Jehoon
    Lee Jehoon
    • Park Min-jaeas Park Min-jae
    • (as Je-hoon Lee)
    Cheol-min Park
    Cheol-min Park
    Yeom Hye-ran
    Yeom Hye-ran
    • Woman from Jinjuas Woman from Jinju
    Hansi Armentrout
    • Court photographeras Court photographer
    • (as Johannes Armentrout)
    Cynthia Bell
    • Protesteras Protester
    Dena Bleu
    • Reporteras Reporter
    Darrick Claiborne
    • Congressmanas Congressman
    Iris Crenshaw
    Iris Crenshaw
    • Congress Womanas Congress Woman
    Melissa Dudek
    • Congresswomanas Congresswoman
    Kim Ja-yeong
    Kim Ja-yeong
    Hyun-Lim Jo
    • Park Min-Jae's auntas Park Min-Jae's aunt
    David Johns
    David Johns
    • Congressmanas Congressman
    Kyung-Duk Kim
    • Labor service subordinate 2as Labor service subordinate 2
    Sang-hee Lee
    Sang-hee Lee
    Tiana Melvina
    Tiana Melvina
    • Protesteras Protester
    • (as Tiana Melvina Woods)
    Jeff Moore
    Jeff Moore
    • Secret Serviceas Secret Service
    Minchi Murakami
    Minchi Murakami
    • Lobbyistas Lobbyist
    • Director
      • Hyun-seok Kim
    • Writer
      • Seung-hee Yoo
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    User reviews21

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    Top review
    10/10
    A+ Movie, get the tissues ready... you will cry..
    What starts as a surface level comedy genre movie about a Grandmother, quickly develops and turns out in fact to be a deep and historical drama about WW2 war crimes.

    The film does an excellent job of weaving together many strong themes about courage, determination, language barrier, and optimistically reminding us that its never to late in life to learn, and we should always fight for whats what, and speak up.

    Its a very powerful movie, that will move even the coldest of hearts to tears. Stellar performances by both leads. A+ movie all around.
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    • May 14, 2018

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    • Release date
      • September 21, 2017 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Languages
      • Korean
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Tiếng Anh Là Chuyện Nhỏ
    • Filming locations
      • Busan, South Korea
    • Production companies
      • Echelon Productions, Inc.
      • Myung Films
      • Seesun Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $63,239
    • Gross worldwide
      • $24,024,444
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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