About this episode

John and Jason discuss the overlooked South Korean film Save the Green Planet and its unique qualities.

In the latest episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, John and Jason put their tin-foil hats on and lock themselves in basement to talk about Save the Green Planet, Jang Joon-hwan's 2003 South Korean film that somehow never got the credit it deserves. A truly idiosyncratic film, Save the Green Planet features incredible acting, art direction, and just enough melodrama to make you feel sad for the unhinged protagonist. Enjoy! Website: https://www.heroic-purgatory.com/2026/07/s6e8-save-green-planet-2003.html Follow the show on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/heroicpurgatory.bsky.social Follow Jason: https://bsky.app/profile/filmnohito.bsky.socia Follow John: https://bsky.app/profile/jmhimara.bsky.social

People in this episode

Hosts: John Atom, Jason Maher

Topics covered

• Asian cinema
• South Korean film
• film analysis
• acting
• art direction
• melodrama

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Save the Green Planet

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