Serve the People (2022)

Original title

인민을 위해 복무하라

Directed by

Jang Cheol-soo

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 26m

Rated

19

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 51 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a fictional socialist country resembling 1970s North Korea, a model soldier begins a secret romance with his commander's young wife. The affair forces him to confront his loyalties and inner conflicts.

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What happens

Serve the People (Korean: 인민을 위해 복무하라) is a 2022 South Korean romantic drama film, written and directed by Jang Cheol-soo and starring Yeon Woo-jin, Ji An (지안), Jo Sung-ha and Kim Ji-chul. Based on the eponymous novel by Chinese writer Yan Lianke, it depicts a romance between Mu Gwang, a model soldier, and Su-ryun, the young wife of the division commander and the inner conflicts of Mu Gwang. The film set in a fictional socialist country much similar to North Korea in the 1970s, was released theatrically on February 23, 2022 in South Korea. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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