Loan sharks Doo-seok (Sung Dong-il) and Jong-bae (Kim Hee-won)—creatures of the rough and tumble city of Incheon in 1993—go to collect on a debt and end up with nine-year-old Seung-yi (Park So-yi) as collateral. Not exactly parenting material, the small-time crooks arrange the young girl’s adoption, but find themselves faced with a fateful decision. For Seung-yi, a pawn left with strangers for reasons she doesn’t comprehend, the two become more than just guardians.

Director Kang Dae-gyu’s 2020 comedy-drama Pawn topped the box office in Korean for weeks on end, owing to its familiar yet irresistible blend of adorable charm and a heartwarming story.

Free with an RSVP! Complimentary snacks. In Korean with English subtitles. Not rated. 113 minutes.

Pawn (담보)

Wednesday, May 7, 6:00 PM

Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. (2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW)

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