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Vega (1968)

Vega poster
Original title
직녀성
Directed by
Lee Seong-gu
Genre
drama
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 35m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman endures a difficult marriage with a strict mother-in-law and an immature husband. When her husband returns from studying abroad with a Japanese woman and demands a divorce, she agrees. After the Japanese woman leaves, the wife devotes herself to her ailing husband, who finally shows remorse.

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