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Daughters of Pharmacist Kim (1963)

Daughters of Pharmacist Kim poster
Original title
김약국의 딸들
Directed by
Yu Hyun-mok
Genre
drama film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 48m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows four sisters as they deal with conflicts between each other and navigate difficult marriages. It focuses on sibling rivalry and the pressures of family life in 1960s South Korea.

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What happens

Daughters of Pharmacist Kim (Korean: 김약국의 딸들) is a 1963 South Korean film by Yu Hyun-mok portraying sibling rivalry and the troubled marriages of four sisters. In 2005, the film was adapted as an MBC television series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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