Areumdawoon sheejul

Nov 21 1998 N/A 2h 0m
Drama, War

A story about two village boys, Sungmin and Changhee, in the summer of 1952, during the Korean War.

Plot

A story of two 13-year-old boys in a small country village during the last days of the Korean War. Sungmin's father gets a job at US army camp through his daughter's American boyfriend, and the family gets richer. But Changhee's father has been long-lost and his mother can't even afford one meal a day for her children. One day, the boys peep into a deserted mill-house which is unofficially used for prostitution, and find out Changhee's mother with a GI soldier. Changhee sets fire to the place and runs away. Months later, Sungmin hears a rumor that his best friend has been killed by a group of angry American soldiers and makes an empty grave with other boys. A year later, Sungmin's father gets fired for stealing things from the camp. Sangmin goes to Changhee's grave to bid farewell and the family leaves the village.

Written by

Kwang-Mo Lee

Directed by

Kwang-Mo Lee

Production Countries

South Korea

Production Companies

BaekDu-DaeGan Flims

Languages

Awards

20 wins & 9 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
182
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA