Seopyeonje (1993)

Original title

서편제

Directed by

Im Kwon-taek

Genre

drama film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

12

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A blind female singer travels through rural South Korea with her stepbrother and adoptive father who teaches her the traditional art of pansori. The story follows their difficult lives bound together by music and family ties.

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What happens

Seopyeonje (Korean: 서편제) is a 1993 South Korean musical drama film directed by Im Kwon-taek, based on the eponymous novel by Yi Chong-jun. It is the first South Korean film to draw over one million audiences and has had significant influence in reviving popular interest in traditional Korean culture and pansori. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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