Behind the White Tower (2007)

Original title

하얀거탑

Directed by

Ahn Pan-seok

Cast

Kim Myung Min, Lee Sun Gyun, Cha In Pyo, Song Sun Mi, Kim Bo Kyung, Lee Jung Gil, Kim Chang Wan, Byun Hee Bong

Genre

medical drama

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 20 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two doctors at a university hospital take very different paths. This series contrasts their personalities and careers while satirizing political power plays and corruption in the medical field.

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What happens

Behind the White Tower (Korean: 하얀 거탑; RR: Hayan geotap; lit. White Tower) is a 2007 South Korean television series that aired on MBC from January 6 to March 11, 2007, on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:40 for 20 episodes. Based on renowned Japanese novelist Toyoko Yamasaki's representative work Shiroi Kyotō, the drama brings viewers deep into the political inner workings of the medical field by taking a satirical look at malpractice and power plays at a university hospital, and contrasting the paths and personalities of two doctors played by Kim Myung-min and Lee Sun-kyun. The medical drama was a critical and ratings hit in South Korea, gaining praise for its acting (particularly by Kim), writing, direction, and its intelligent and uncompromising story without concessions to melodrama or romance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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