Cast Shares Messages Of Gratitude As "Malmoe: The Secret Mission" Surpasses 2 Million Moviegoers

Jan 20, 2019

“Malmoe: The Secret Mission” has now hit the 2 million moviegoers milestone!

The film is set in the 1940s, when the Korean language was banned under Japanese occupation, and tells the story of an illiterate Pan Soo (Yoo Hae Jin) and the head of the Korean Language Society Jung Hwan (Yoon Kye Sang). They team up to secretly create a dictionary to preserve the Korean language.

According to statistics released by the Korean film council, “Malmoe: The Secret Mission” attracted a total of 2,057,105 moviegoers as of 9:40 a.m. KST on January 20. After reaching the one million moviegoer mark in just five days, the film has doubled that number 11 days after its release. The film continues to be popular as it nears the end of its second week.

To celebrate the milestone, director Uhm Yu Na and cast members Yoo Hae Jin, Kim Hong Fa, Woo Hyun, Kim Tae Hoon, Min Jin Woong, Jo Hyun Do, Yoon Kye Sang and Park Ye Na expressed their gratitude with messages of thanks. Just like how the Korean Language Society members collected words from various dialects in the film, the cast wrote out “Thank you” in various dialects from different provinces in Korea.