Gilsoddeum

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Gilsoddeum
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Korean name
Hangul
길소뜸
Revised Romanization Gilsoddeum
McCune–Reischauer Kilsottŭm
Directed by Im Kwon-taek
Written bySong Gil-han
Produced byPark Jong-chan
Starring Kim Ji-mee
Shin Seong-il
CinematographyJung Il-sung
Edited byPark Soon-duk
Music byKim Jung-gil
Release date
  • 5 April 1986 (1986-04-05)
Running time
105 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

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]

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Plot

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

Production

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]

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References

  1. ↑ Teh, Yvonne (24 October 2013). "Art house: Gilsotteum". South China Morning Post . Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Berlinale: 1986 Programme". Berlinale.de. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  3. ↑ Gowman, Philip (27 July 2013). "Gilsotteum to screen at the KCC". London Korean Links. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "South Korea"s "Goddess of First Love" was forced to shoot nude scenes at the age of 14". lujuba.cc. Retrieved 5 August 2022.


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