An elderly woman (played by Na Moon-hee) constantly files complaints with the local office about the wrongs that she sees around her each day. Along the way, she forms an unlikely friendship with a junior civil service officer (played by Lee Je-hoon) who begins to teach her English. Being the teacher of the elderly woman, he realizes the genuine reason why she learned English and becomes an important supporter in earnest.
Though the film is a comedy, the genre serves as a vehicle to discuss the deeper topic of Korean “comfort women” during World War II.
I Can Speak
by 김현석 (Kim Hyun-seok)
An elderly woman (played by Na Moon-hee) constantly files complaints with the local office about the wrongs that she sees around her each day. Along the way, she forms an unlikely friendship with a junior civil service officer (played by Lee Je-hoon) who begins to teach her English. Being the teacher of the elderly woman, he realizes the genuine reason why she learned English and becomes an important supporter in earnest.
Though the film is a comedy, the genre serves as a vehicle to discuss the deeper topic of Korean “comfort women” during World War II.
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キム・ヒョンソクが『I Can Speak』で描いた「慰安婦問題」も、
石牟礼道子が『苦界浄土』で描いた「水俣病問題」も、
「被害者」vs「権力者」という構図は同じ。
「慰安婦問題」は「被害者（Korean）」vs「権力者（日本人）」で、
「水俣病問題」は「被害者（日本人）」vs「権力者（日本人）」だという、
ただそれだけのこと。
「慰安婦問題」を
「Korean」vs「日本人」にすり替えようとする人たちがいるが、
「被害者」vs「権力者」という本質から目をそらせてはいけない。
「被害者」は「痛み」に対する「心からの謝罪」を求め、
「権力者」は「カネ」による「問題解決」を目指す。
「痛み」と「カネ」がかみ合うことはない。
「被害者」は、どこまでも無力で、
「権力者」は、どこまでもおぞましい。
それは、どの場所でも、いつの時でも、変わらない。