Drama ·Romance · South Korea · 2007 · 1h 52m

The Old Garden

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Director
Im Sang-soo
Cast
Ji Jin-hee as Oh Hyun-woo Yum Jung-ah as Han Yoon-hee Kim Yu-ri as Choi Mi-kyeong Yoon Hee-seok as Ju Yeong-jak Lee Eun-sung as Eun-gyeol Youn Yuh-jung as Hyun-woo's Mother
Crew
Kim Woo-hyung — Director of Photography Lee Eun-su — Editor Im Sang-soo — Writer Hwang Sok-yong — Novel
Tagline

So dark the hours we live, So bright the love we found.

Synopsis

Political activist Hyun-woo is released from prison after a 17-year stint. Journeying back to the village where he spent some time as a fugitive he recalls the time spent with Yoon-hee, a woman who gave him shelter and companionship.

Mood & Themes
release from prisontold in flashbackfather daughter reunionprison brutalitypolitical prisonergwangju uprisingformer loversmemoriessouth koreaauthoritarian regime
Key Collaborators
Im Sang-soo Director Kim Woo-hyung Director of Photography Lee Eun-su Editor Im Sang-soo Writer Hwang Sok-yong Novel
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