Underplayed Gems

Femme Fatale: Bae Jeong-ja (1973)

Femme Fatale: Bae Jeong-ja poster
Directed by
In-yeob Jeong
Genre
drama film
Country
South Korea
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This South Korean film is based on the true story of Bae Jeong-ja, a Korean orphan raised by Japanese leader Itō Hirobumi. She betrays him when she falls in love with a Korean freedom fighter named Hong-Jun.

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What happens

Femme Fatale: Bae Jeong-ja (Korean: 요화 배정자) is a 1973 South Korean film is based on the life of Bae Jeong-ja (1870–1950), a young Korean orphan adopted by Itō Hirobumi and raised as his daughter. However, she betrays him and her Japanese upbringing after falling in love with a freedom fighter named Hong-Jun. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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