Nakdong River

Nov 15, 1952

0h 45m

★ 0.0

Overview

After graduating from university, Il-ryeong goes back to his hometown, a small village beside the Nakdong River. Ok-nam is his lover and a teacher in his hometown. He cooperates with her in order to enlighten the people and to improve the village. Nakdong River is, along with The Street of Sun (1952) and A Bouquet of Thirty Million People (1951), one of the important films made during the Korean War that the Korean Film Archive has rediscovered and made available to the public.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Mumyeong Film Institute

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Cast

Park Il-ryeong

Lee Tak-kyun

Byeon Gi-jong

Baek Ok-nam

Choe Ji-ae

Mu-yong

Jo Yong-ja

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0.0

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4.5

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