Gilsoddeum
| Gilsoddeum | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 길소뜸 |
| Revised Romanization | Gilsoddeum |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kilsottŭm |
| Directed by | Im Kwon-taek |
| Written by | Song Gil-han |
| Produced by | Park Jong-chan |
| Starring | Kim Ji-mee Shin Seong-il |
| Cinematography | Jung Il-sung |
| Edited by | Park Soon-duk |
| Music by | Kim Jung-gil |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Gilsoddeum is a 1986 South Korean drama film directed by Im Kwon-taek.[1] It was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
Plot
[edit]In 1983, KBS launched a campaign to reunite families torn apart in the Korean War three decades earlier. In an expert dissection of the social and familial rifts in modern Korea, director Im Kwon-taek integrates footage from the campaign into the story of Hwa-yeong, who leaves her middle-class life in Busan to search for the son she lost in Gilsotteum during the war.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Kim Ji-mee as Hwa-yeong
- Shin Seong-il as Dong-jin
- Han Ji-il
- Kim Ji-young
- Lee Sang-a
Production
[edit]In this film, Lee Sang-a has brief love scenes and a full rear nude shot. The actress, who was 13 or 14 years old during filming, revealed in 2015 that she was forced to do the nude scene by director Im Kwon-taek.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Teh, Yvonne (24 October 2013). "Art house: Gilsotteum". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1986 Programme". Berlinale.de. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ Gowman, Philip (27 July 2013). "Gilsotteum to screen at the KCC". London Korean Links. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "South Korea"s "Goddess of First Love" was forced to shoot nude scenes at the age of 14". lujuba.cc. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Gilsoddeum at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Gilsoddeum at IMDb
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