Deung-hee Won

About the heroic struggle of the Chinese people against the Japanese invaders in the 1930s. In the center of the film is the image of a young Korean woman, Kyoung-ok Yoo, who selflessly fought in the ranks of the Chinese patriots.

A screen adaptation of the first part of the eponymous trilogy by Lee Gi Young about the national liberation struggle of the Korean people against the Japanese invaders in the late 19th - early 20th centuries.

The film tells about the life and struggle of the Korean peasants living on the Phundekber plain, near the 38th parallel, against the Americans and the Lisinman people. The film is set in 1950.

The story of a Korean who, since childhood, lived under the rule of Japanese invaders. During the Korean War, the hero devotes all his strength to the fight against the aggressors, worthily serving the homeland he loves.

« Rien n’y sonne plus juste que le début du film, l’attente de la libération de Kaesong, lorsqu’en même temps rien ne se passe du point de vue des événements, et tout se passe du point de vue de la présence de la ville et des personnages, de leurs mouvements, de leur immobilité ou de leur silence. Il passe là un souffle de cette « attention à l’homme » dont les scénarios les plus habiles, les mises en scènes les plus subtiles ne sont finalement que l’imitation, ou l’exorcisme, et vers laquelle Rossellini dans ses meilleurs moments (Paisà, India) montre la route. » Chris Marker, « Un film blanc : Moranbong », Spectacles, n°1 1960.

A movie about children who lost their parents as a result of the Korean War.

Fate threw the young architect Won Il with his eldest son to South Korea. In the north, in Kesson, his wife remained with two small children. After the death of his son, Won Il rushes to his homeland, to his relatives, to his family.

How schoolboy Yoon Ho and his friend Seung Mo are looking for the grave of his brother who died during the struggle of the Korean people for their independence. The film tells about the guys' adventures during these searches.