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kobvindex_ZLB15408498
Format:
1 DVD-Video (ca. 124 Min.)
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Tonformat: DD/5.1 Surround
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Bildformat: 2.35:1, 16:9 Letter Box ; NTSC
Content:
"Spring in My Hometown" is one of the few Korean movies that has been produced about the Korean War (1950-1953). Surprisingly, the movie doesn't show any battle scenes or any war atrocities. Instead, it focuses on daily life in a small Korean town during the war from a boy's perspective. Schools, though not all, stayed open and children played war like any other kids in other times. Some less fortunate families fell victim to extreme poverty. One boy's mother had to sell her body to earn the bread for her family. Others made easy money by taking advantage of war-induced, legal loopholes. The movie shows the reality of daily life with the war as a backdrop to make the cruelty of war more noticeable. The scenes are so beautiful that the director's messages are powerful. In addition, many long takes are often used to give the movie an art film quality. Director and writer Lee Kwang-mo's debut film earned him fame at home and abroad. The film was invited to the 1998 Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes International Film Festival, the first time the honor was bestowed upon a Korean filmmaker. Later that year it won the Gold Prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival. The film script also won a Grand Prix at the 1995 Hartley-Merill International Screenwriting Contest. (Seoul Selection)
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Ländercode: 0
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Orig.: Südkorea, 1998
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Korean. mit engl., korean. Untertiteln
Language:
Korean
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