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Soil

Soil

Original Title: 흙

19782h 5m
Drama

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Released

Release

1978

Runtime

2h 5m

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Storyline

While working on a case with farmers, lawyer Heo Seung comes to believe that the rural development movement is the only lasting way to preserve the identity of the country. With conviction, Seung throws himself into the rural area. However, this position is against the Japanese occupation policies and eventually, even his wife, Yun Jung-sun, ends up leaving him. The Japanese judge Masaki Hiroshi determines that Seung's rural development activities are actually a rebellion against Japan. He has Seung imprisoned as an ideology criminal. After spending five years in jail, Seung returns to the country to see his wife, Jung-sun, continuing her husband's work and waiting for him.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 5m
Mar 25, 1978
Languages
Korean
Director
Kim Ki-young
Kim Ki-young
Production
Dong-a Export
Dong-a Export
Production Countries
South Korea

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