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Korean Chinese Protest Against Movie ‘Midnight Runners’ Over Racial Stereotypes

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean box-office hit Midnight Runners starring actors Park Seo-joon and Kang Ha-neul, which has attracted over 5 million moviegoers, is receiving backlash from Korean Chinese activist groups over the depiction of the ethnic minority group, which the activists claim perpetuates negative racial stereotypes. A group of Korean Chinese [...]

‘Midnight Runners’ to Open in 12 Foreign Countries

SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean police comedy-action film “Midnight Runners” will be shown in 12 regions overseas, its local distributor said Wednesday. Beginning in Indonesia on Aug. 23, the movie will open in North America on Aug. 25, Australia on Aug. 31 and later in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Britain, Singapore, Malaysia, [...]