Film title: A Petal (1996)
Director: Jang Sun-woo
Runtime: 100 mins
Venue: Multi-purpose Hall, Korean Cultural Centre
Time: Thursday 5th August, 7:00pm

The setting is May, 1980 during the Kwangju up-rising. A 15-year-old girl deserts her dying mother and runs away amid gunfire. Years late, the girl calls a construction site worker "Jang" and follows him everywhere. Jang knows that the girl has experienced something horrible. The girl never talks and always has a far-off gaze. Her mind seems to be torn into pieces which frustrates Jang. He becomes absorbed into the pain and sadness of the girl, and finds her one day in front of her mother's tomb. There, she retells her past when she had to abandon her mother to die alone. Meanwhile, friends of her older sister look for the young girl but in vain.

Source: IMDB

Contains scenes of violence and strong language

The composer for A Petal, WON Il, received numerous awards, domestically and internationally, for his score of the film.  WON Il and his band Baramgot are at the forefront of world music and one of the most important bands in Korea.  Their mix of traditional Korean music and improvisational jazz like style make Baramgot a band not to miss.  They are performing at the London Mayor's Thames Festival 2010 at the Jubilee Gardens on the 11th and 12th of September.  Baramgot will follow up this will a concert in the Southbank Centre on the 13th from 7:30pm.  Tickets are £10 (Booking fee £1.45/Members £0.00)

Booking is required, please RSVP to info@kccuk.org.uk or call 020 7004 2600
Admission is free.