The Coachman

Feb 15, 1961

1h 38m

★ 6.2

Overview

A man tries to raise his two sons and two daughters under some of the most adverse conditions known to man. The father operates a horse-drawn cart, but in a city that is modernizing after the destruction of the Korean War, automobiles are making carts obsolete. The children are experiencing difficulties as well. The eldest son has flunked the bar exam twice and is not hopeful of passing it a third time to become a lawyer. The eldest daughter is mute and married to an abusive husband. The younger daughter tries to pose as a rich university student to move up in life. The youngest son has a penchant for petty theft.

Genres

War

Drama

Production Companies

Hwaseong Co.

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Cast

Ha Chun-sam

Kim Seung-ho

Suwondaek

Hwang Jeong-sun

Su-eob

Shin Young-kyun

Ok-rye (Eldest daughter)

Jo Mi-ryeong

Kim Chang-soo

Hwang Hae

Okhee

Um Aing-ran

Kim Seo-gi

Kim Hee-kap

Hwangsajang (Maju)

Ju Seon-tae

Kim Byung-guk

Chang Hyeok

Kim Chang-deok (Ok-rye's husband)

Choe Seong-ho

Mrs. Lee (Wife of President Hwang)

Yoon In-ja

Mi-ja (Ok-hee's friend)

Choi Ji-hee

The film gets under the skin of a very marginalized group: recent immigrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China. Belying the expectation that they will belong in a territory now returned to China's sovereignty, they find themselves lonely, frustrated, poor, and employable only in the most menial jobs, from elevator service staff to prostitution.

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