Barefooted Youth (1964)

Original title

맨발의 청춘

Directed by

Kim Ki-duk

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 56m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A young man and woman navigate the challenges of first love and growing up in 1960s South Korea. Their relationship is tested by personal and social pressures.

youthfulromanticsentimentalearnestbittersweetmelodramaticnostalgiclively

What happens

Barefooted Youth (Korean: 맨발의 청춘) is a 1964 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-duk. It is one of the best-known examples of the "adolescent film" genre that was popular in South Korea during the 1960s. In 1997, it was adapted as a television series starring Bae Yong-joon and Ko So-young. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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