Korea (1995 film)

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Korea
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Directed by Cathal Black
Screenplay by Joe O'Byrne
Story by John McGahern
Produced by Darryl Collins
Starring Donal Donnelly
Andrew Scott
Fiona Molony
Release dates
  • September 12, 1995 (1995-09-12)( Toronto )
  • January 5, 1996 (1996-01-05)
Running time
87 min
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish

Korea is a 1995 Irish feature film directed by Cathal Black [1] based on a short story by John McGahern. [2]

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Plot

The film is about the relationship between father and son, John and Eamon Doyle. Based on a short story by John McGahern, it is set in rural Ireland during the 1950s, a period of mass emigration and social change. Young Irish emigrants, on arriving in America, have been enlisted and sent to fight in the Korean War. One of those emigrants, Luke Moran, dies in Korea and his home village is awash with rumours about the compensation the Moran family received on Luke's death. John Doyle hears the rumours but remains silent. Ben Moran is John's arch-enemy, a feud traced back to the Civil War. Eamon comforts and falls in love with Una Moran. [3]

Cast

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References

  1. Brady, Tara; Clarke, Donald. "The 50 best Irish films ever made, in order". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. "KOREA". Irish Film Institute. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  3. "Korea (1995)".
  4. Korea (1995) - Awards - IMDb , retrieved 5 November 2023