Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016)

Original title

동주

Directed by

Lee Joon-ik

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

G

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This black-and-white film follows the life of a Korean poet during the Japanese colonial period. It shows his struggles with his art and his identity under an oppressive regime.

melancholicslow-burncontemplativeintimatebittersweetlow-keyvisually starkpoignant

What happens

Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (Korean: 동주) is a 2016 South Korean black-and-white biographical period drama film directed by Lee Joon-ik and written by Shin Yeon-shick, starring Kang Ha-neul as the titular character, and Park Jeong-min. It was released in South Korea on February 17, 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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