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Life is but an empty dream (1974)

Life is but an empty dream poster
Original title
증언
Directed by
Im Kwon-taek
Genre
war film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 05m
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This South Korean war film depicts the Korean War and its impact on soldiers and civilians. It follows characters struggling with loss and survival during the conflict.

somberintenserealisticpatrioticdramaticgrittyhistoricalemotional

What happens

《證言》(韓國語:韓語:증언/證言,英語:Testimony)為1974年韓國戰爭電影,於1974年1月1日上映,片長125分鐘,由林權澤執導,電影振興公社出品、製作及發行,申一龍、金昌淑主演,本片為韓戰休戰20週年紀念電影作品,除了得到韓國國軍全力協助拍攝之外,更耗資1億製作費,為製造充滿真實感的戰爭場面,電影公司更從日本請來特殊技術人員為本片製造逼真的特別效果,此外本片是導演林權澤其中一部經典反共戰爭電影代表作。 本片在韓國上映後共有23萬入場人次,導演林權澤憑本片再次奠定日後在韓國影壇上的地位。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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