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Nambugun (1990)

Nambugun poster
Original title
남부군
Directed by
Chung Ji-young
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 37m
Rated
12
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

It follows Lee Tae, a war correspondent who becomes a pro-North Korean partisan during the Korean War. The movie shows his experiences and the personal costs of the conflict.

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What happens

Nambugun: North Korean Partisan in South Korea (Korean: 남부군) is a 1990 South Korean war drama film directed by Chung Ji-young. It is based upon the experiences of Lee Tae, a war correspondent and pro-North Korean Partisan during the Korean War. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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