Underplayed Gems

Behind the White Tower (2007)

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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
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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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