Underplayed Gems

The Maiden Who Went to the City (1981)

The Maiden Who Went to the City poster
Original title
도시로 간 처녀
Directed by
Kim Su-yong
Genre
drama film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
12
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young woman works as a bus conductor and faces daily humiliation from body searches. She stays kind to others even when struggling herself. She falls in love with a traveling salesman and helps him get a job on a ship. After one more body search she protests and jumps from a building roof. She is badly hurt and her boyfriend holds her.

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