Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (2015)
- Original title
- 허삼관
- Directed by
- Ha Jung-woo, Ha Ji-won
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 2h 04m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 35 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Set in 1950s Korea, this story follows a poor man who repeatedly sells his blood to support his family. He faces hard choices and struggles to keep his loved ones together during tough times.
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What happens
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (Korean: 허삼관; RR: Heosamgwan) is a 2015 South Korean drama film based on the 1995 Chinese novel of the same title by Yu Hua. The film, set in 1950s Korea, was co-written and directed by Ha Jung-woo, who also starred in the film alongside Ha Ji-won. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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