Arirang (1954)

Directed by

Lee Kang-cheon

Genre

drama film

Country

South Korea

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent film from 1926 about a mentally troubled man in a Korean village under Japanese colonial rule. He becomes involved in a conflict that exposes the brutality of the occupation.

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What happens

Arirang (Korean: 아리랑) is a 1926 Korean silent film directed by Na Woon-gyu, who is also one of the main cast. It is regarded as one of the most influential films in Korean cinema history, as well as the first Korean nationalist film and a critique of the Japanese rule of Korea. It is named after the traditional song "Arirang," which audiences were said to sing at the conclusion of the film. Arirang is considered a lost film, but a written record of the plot still exists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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