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I Can Speak is a 2017 South Korean film directed by Kim Hyun-seok and distributed by Lotte Entertainment. The genre of the film is both comedy and drama. The film depicts the story of the resolution of conviction for “comfort women” (HR121) of the Japanese military in 2007. The film was well regarded by its portrayal of such sensitive topic of comfort women using the genre of comedy and drama. The way that film illustrated Na Moon-hee’s enterprising attitude of her life and her courageously testifying in front of the whole world were applauded. The film stars Na Moon-hee as Na Ok-Bun, with Lee Je-hoon as Park Min-Jae. The scene of Na Moon-hee’s testimony of the United States Congress was filmed at the actual congress of Richmond, Virginia, USA.

Reception
The film was released in theaters in Korea on 21 September 2017. The film has won the prize for the “Comfort Women” victim scenario project which was sponsored by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. It was selected through a competition rate of 75: 1. The film was praised for its lively approach to the issue of comfort women which is based on anger and sadness. It was also selected for family film production support of Korean Film Council.

Plot
Nah Ok-Bun, an elderly woman who is more famous for her name, “Dokkaebi (Goblin) Granny”, filling out another citizen’s complaint at her district office. People in the district office try to avoid Ok-bun as much as possible because she always files dozens of complaints at once. When Ok-bun meets with Kim Min Jae, a young man who recently was appointed as the junior civil service officer, she causes a trouble between them. She is dissatisfied with Min Jae’s attitude of not caring about her complaints and only trying to do the jobs that are assigned to him.

But there is an opportunity between these two become closer to each other. Ok-bun was not only passionate about submitting the citizen’s complaints but also in learning English. The silver class run by the local resident center did not fit her level, and the English academy that Ok-bun enrolled was too hard for Ok-bun to follow the pace of the class and she was eventually kicked out of the class. Ok-Bun sees Min Jae speaking English very fluently with a native speaker in the academy. Forgetting all the troubles she had with Min Jae, Ok-Bun asks Min Jae to teach her English. Min Jae refuses Ok-bun’s request because he does not want to take on the troublesome role. When Min Jae sees Ok-Bun taking care of his younger brother, Young Jae, he is moved by her warmth and agrees to become her English teacher Min Jae uses a variety of methods to improve Ok-bun’s English proficiency. Min Jae teaches Ok-bun from the very basic and as Ok-bun’s English improved Min Jae even takes Ok-bun to pubs in Itaewon to let her talk to native speakers.

Min Jae realizes that Ok-Bun wished to learn English to continue her friend Jeong-shim's dream of testifying in front of comfort women public hearing. Ok-bun and Jeong-shim were both the victims of the Japanese Military. Although Ok-Bun has prepared what to say for many times in the public hearing, she hardly could speak a word because she was overwhelmed by the unfamiliar and the heavy pressure that was on her. When people start to question Ok-bun’s behavior, Ok-bun hears a familiar voice and a phrase ‘How are you?’. She then earns courage and starts to testify the atrocities of the Japanese Military.