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Tamra, the Island (2009)

Tamra, the Island poster
Original title
탐나는도다
Cast
Seo Woo, Im Joo Hwan, Pierre Deporte, Lee Sun Ho, Lee Seung Min, Byun Woo Min, Yang Hee Kyung, Kim Yoo Jung
Genre
drama television series
Country
South Korea
Length
1 season, 16 episodes
Rated
15
Rating
2.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in 17th century Korea meets a foreign sailor during European colonial expansion. Their romance develops amid social tension and cultural clashes.

lightheartedromantichistoricalgentlecomicreflectivebittersweet

What happens

Tamra, the Island (Korean: 탐나는도다; RR: Tamnaneun doda) is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Seo Woo, Im Joo-hwan and Pierre Deporte. It aired on MBC from August 8 to September 27, 2009 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 20 episodes. It is a historical drama set in the 17th century during the European colonial expansion into the Far East. Themes of racial tension and xenophobia, social inequality, and rumination on the effect of foreign policy and international trade on the quotidien are prevalent throughout the series; however, the romantic comedy aspect remains at the forefront for the majority of the narrative. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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