Underplayed Gems

Snowy Road (2017)

Snowy Road poster
Original title
눈길
Directed by
Lee Na-jeong
Cast
Kim Hyang Gi, Kim Young Ok, Kim Sae Ron, Jo Soo Hyang, Lee Seung Yun, Lee Joo Woo, Kim Mi Hyang, Seo Young Joo
Genre
drama film, historical film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 01m
Rated
15
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two teenage girls are taken from their homes and forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese army during the occupation of Korea. The film follows their struggle to survive and hold onto their humanity.

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What happens

Snowy Road (Korean: 눈길) is a 2015 South Korean historical drama film directed by Lee Na-jeong which narrates the story of two teenage girls' fate as comfort women during the Japanese occupation of Korea. It originally aired on KBS1 in 2015 as a two-part television special, and then was re-edited for theatrical screening. The theatrical cut was first showcased at the 16th Jeonju International Film Festival. The film was theatrically released on March 1, 2017, also known as the Independence Movement Day in South Korea, which commemorates the 1919 March First Movement. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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