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Nakdong River

1952 · 45 min Drama

After graduating from university, Il-ryeong goes back to his hometown, a small village beside the Nakdong River. Ok-nam is his lover and a teacher in his hometown. He cooperates with her in order to enlighten the people and to improve the village. Nakdong River is, along with The Street of Sun (1952) and A Bouquet of Thirty Million People (1951), one of the important films made during the Korean War that the Korean Film Archive has rediscovered and made available to the public.

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Original Title 낙동강
Year 1952
Country South Korea
Genre Drama
Director Jeon Chang-geun
Runtime 45 min.

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The film constructs its narrative on the contrast between the idealism of youth and the harsh reality of a postwar Korean village. It explores the theme of the intellectual's social duty, relying on the river as a metaphor for the flow of life and time.

What lingers after viewing is a sense of sincere belief in progress, where personal dramas yield to a collective purpose. The film stands as a poignant historical document of reconstruction. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Jeon Chang-geun

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A quiet evening viewing for those interested in cinema history and humanist dramas.

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