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SAVE THE GREEN PLANET

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED
BY JANG JUN-HWAN
SOUTH KOREA, 2003
118 MINUTES
IN KOREAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
KOCH LORBER FILMS

“As idea-rich as any five films this year.
By turns harrowing, hilarious, and heartbreaking,
it may be the smartest thrill-ride of the season.
Ranks among the tastiest genre-melts
made anywhere this decade.”

– Chuck Stephens, Film Comment

Scene from SAVE THE GREEN PLANETA one-of-a-kind, genre-blending spectacle from South Korea. Is Lee, a lonesome bee wrangler, the only person on earth who can protect the human race from body-snatching aliens? He seems to think so – and he is onto their identities (Andromedans), their goals (to destroy our planet at the next lunar eclipse), and the one alien possessing the Royal Genetic Code which can stop the invasion: his former boss, the CEO of a chemical manufacturing firm. With the aid of his circus performer girlfriend, Lee kidnaps the executive and prods him for information to contact the Andromedan leader. Is Lee's mind warped by paranoia? Has he seen too many sequels to MEN IN BLACK? Or is the planet actually in danger?

        Wildly unpredictable, SAVE THE GREEN PLANET dares to ask these questions with a heady mélange of genres – science fiction, black comedy, policier, eco-friendly satire, even martial arts – and, in a twist on THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, evoke our own 20th century cruelties to fellow earthlings. This unique film has triumphed as a cult hit and audience favorite at film festivals around the world, including the Toronto and Hong Kong festivals, and won awards at festivals in Rotterdam, Buenos Aires and Brussels.

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