Underplayed Gems

Yeong-ja's Heydays (1975)

Yeong-ja's Heydays poster
Original title
영자의 전성시대
Directed by
Kim Ho-sun
Genre
melodrama
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
19
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young woman named Yeong-ja navigates love and hardship in 1970s South Korea. The story follows her personal struggles and romantic relationships.

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What happens

Yeong-ja's Heydays (Korean: 영자의 전성시대) is a 1975 South Korean film directed by Kim Ho-sun. It became a huge box office hit upon its release; it drew an audience of 360,000, surpassing the top foreign film at the time, The Sting, by 30,000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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