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The Taebaek Mountains (1994)

The Taebaek Mountains poster
Original title
태백산맥
Directed by
Im Kwon-taek
Genre
drama film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 48m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A sprawling drama set in South Korea after World War II. It follows the conflict between leftist and rightist groups in a rural village near the Taebaek Mountains.

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What happens

The Taebaek Mountains (Korean: 태백산맥; RR: Taebaeksanmaek) is a 1994 South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek. It is named for the Taebaek Mountains on the Korean peninsula. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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