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Barefooted Youth (1964)

Barefooted Youth poster
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

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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