Drama · South Korea · 1968 · 1h 47m

Descendants of Cain

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Director

Cast

Kim Jin-kyu as Park Hoon Moon Hee as O-jak Park Nou-sik as Do-sub Jang Dong-hwi as Gae-teol Jeong Min as Yong-je Choi Bong as Choi

Crew

Lee Sang-hyeon — Writer Hwang Sun-won — Novel

Synopsis

Shortly after Korea gained independence from Japan (1945), North Koreans decide to extort civilians' property in the name of revolutionalizing its land and settle class struggles for proletariats. The film depicts an anti North-Korean concept, detailing the country's situation after the independence. South Korea's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1968.

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book inter-korean relations

Key Collaborators

Yu Hyun-mok Director Lee Sang-hyeon Writer Hwang Sun-won Novel

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