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칠갑산 (1995)

칠갑산 poster
Country
South Korea

How it feels

This drama follows three generations of women in one family, each dealing with sexual violence and unwanted pregnancy. The grandmother and mother surrender their lives to men, but the youngest woman Gahee chooses to decide her own fate.

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What happens

《칠갑산》은 MBC에서 1995년 6월 25일에 방영된 6.25 특집 드라마이며, 3대에 걸친 여성의 수난사를 다뤘다. 가희는 준혁을 사랑하지만 다른 남자에게 성폭행을 당하고 원치 않는 임신을 하게 된다. 하지만 비슷한 과정을 겪은 할머니와 어머니는 남자에게 자신의 인생을 맡기는 데 비해 가희는 스스로 운명을 결정한다. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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