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

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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