Harbin (film) explained

Native Name:	Hangul: 하얼빈 Rr: Ha-eolbin
Director:	Woo Min-ho
Producer:	Kim Won-guk
Starring:	Hyun Bin Park Jeong-min Jo Woo-jin Jeon Yeo-been Yoo Jae-myung Park Hoon Lee Dong-wook
Cinematography:	Hong Kyung-pyo
Music:	Jo Yeong-wook
Distributor:	CJ ENM
Runtime:	108 minutes
Country:	South Korea

Harbin is a 2024 biographical period drama film directed by Woo Min-ho and starring Hyun Bin as Ahn Jung-geun, the Korean independence activist who in 1909 assassinated Itō Hirobumi, the first Prime Minister of Japan.^[1]

The film is set to have its world premiere in the Gala program of the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2024.^[2]

Premise

In 1909, Korean independence activist Ahn Jung-geun leads an attack on Japanese forces in Harbin, China, despite the looming concern that one of his accomplices may be a Japanese informant.

Cast

• Hyun Bin as Ahn Jung-geun
• Park Jeong-min as
• Jo Woo-jin as Kim Sang-hyun
  • Jeon Yeo-been Yoo Jae-myung as Choi Jae-hyung
• Park Hoon as Tatsuo Mori
• Lee Dong-wook as Lee Chang-seop

Production

Hive Media Corp announced Hyun Bin had been cast in Harbin in November 2021.^[3] Filming took place in early 2023 in Latvia.^[4]

Release

Harbin is slated to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, as part of the Gala section, on September 8, 2024.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dutta . Debashree . ‘Harbin,’ Starring Hyunbin, to Screen at Toronto International Film Festival . Rolling Stone India . 16 July 2024.
2. Web site: The Toronto International Film Festival sets the stage for an exciting lineup with its first six Official Selections of TIFF '24 . TIFF . 16 July 2024.
3. Web site: Suacillo . Angela Patricia . Hyun Bin to star in upcoming spy action film, ‘Harbin’ . NME . 16 July 2024.
4. Web site: Simsone . Kristine . Korean Historical Spy Film Harbin Starts Shooting in Latvia . Film New Europe . 16 July 2024.
5. Web site: Harbin . . August 15, 2024.