Ingyeo ingan (1964)

Original title

잉여인간

Directed by

Yu Hyun-mok

Genre

drama film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man navigates the harsh realities of post-war South Korea. He confronts the struggle for survival and the loss of humanity in a society that discards the weak.

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What happens

Ingyeo ingan (Korean: 잉여인간), sometimes translated The Extra Mortals, is a 1964 South Korean film directed by Yu Hyun-mok. At the 2nd Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony, the film won six awards, among them Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor for lead Kim Jin-kyu. The film was based on a novel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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