The North and South (1965)
- Original title
- 남과 북
- Directed by
- Kim Ki-duk
- Genre
- drama, war, romance
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 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.
How it feels
A North Korean battalion commander defects to South Korea during the Korean War to reunite with his beloved who fled south early in the conflict. The film adapts a true story from a radio series and novel.
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What happens
The North and South (남과 북?, Namgwa bukLR) è un film del 1965 diretto da Kim Ki-duk. È un adattamento di una serie radiofonica omonima basata su un romanzo di Han Woon-sa, andata in onda su HLKA (poi divenuta KBS Radio 1) nel 1962. Il soggetto è basato su una storia vera riguardante un comandante di battaglione nordcoreano che, durante la Guerra di Corea, disertò in Corea del Sud per ritrovare la sua amata, giunta a sud poco dopo l'inizio del conflitto. In lingua italiana è stato distribuito sottotitolato da My Movies One. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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