Underplayed Gems

A Hometown in Heart (1949)

A Hometown in Heart poster
Original title
마음의 고향
Directed by
Yoon Yong-gyu (filmmaker)
Genre
drama
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 17m
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man returns to his hometown after Korea's liberation from Japan. He confronts the changes in his family and community.

dramaticpoignantbittersweetreflectivegroundedhistoricalemotionalrestrained

What happens

Une ville natale (hangeul : 내 마음의 고향 ; RR : Nae maeumui gohyang) est un film dramatique sud-coréen réalisé par Yoon Yong-gyu (en) et sorti en 1949. Adapté de la pièce Tongseung de Ham Se Deok, il s'agit d'un des films les plus importants réalisés en Corée après sa libération du Japon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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