Piagol (1955)

Original title

피아골

Directed by

Lee Kang-cheon

Genre

drama film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

ALL

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A North Korean army unit refuses to accept the end of the Korean War and continues fighting from a mountain stronghold. The film follows their isolated guerrilla campaign after the armistice.

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What happens

Piagol (Korean: 피아골) is a 1955 South Korean film directed by Lee Kang-cheon. It deals with a North Korean army unit that refuses to accept the armistice that effectively ended the Korean War in 1953. Instead, they hole up around Mt. Jiri and continue to operate. It is based on real historical events. It was initially banned due to its supposedly "pro-communist" content, but the director launched a protest to have the film re-released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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