Seoul Global Cultural Center is hosting a free screening of the Korean film “Sunny,” with English subtitles, Saturday.

The 2008 film is set during South Korea’s involvement in the Vietnam War. 


The protagonist is Soon-yi, a young woman whose husband, Sang-gil, is a soldier who leaves his wife for his college sweetheart.

After Sang-gil is sent to fight in Vietnam, Soon-yi decides to join a band heading there, performing as a singer with the stage name Sunny, to save her marriage.

Singer Soo Ae won the Grand Bell Award for best actress for her portrayal of Soon-yi.

The screening is from 3-5 p.m. at the center on the fifth floor of Myeong-dong’s M-Plaza building.

(paulkerry@heraldcorp.com)