Oyster Village
1972 South Korean film
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Oyster Village (Korean: 석화촌) is a 1972 South Korean drama film directed by Jung Jin-woo. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony and was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
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Theatrical poster | |
| Hangul | 석화촌 |
| Hanja | 石花村 |
| RR | Seokhwachon |
| MR | Sŏkhwach'on |
| Directed by | Jung Jin-woo[1] |
| Written by | Moon Yang-hoon Na Yeon-sook Na Bong-han |
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| Produced by | Jung Jin-woo |
| Starring | Yoon Jeong-hee |
| Cinematography | Park Seung-bae |
| Edited by | Kim Hee-soo |
| Music by | Han Sang-ki |
| Distributed by | Woo Jin Films Co., Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Plot
In an island village that makes its living from oyster fishing, the villagers believe that a dead person's soul cannot go to heaven until another person has died. After Byol-Rye's father drowns, her mother kills herself. Byol-Rye then marries a sickly man on the condition that his father helps Byol-Rye's mother go to heaven. Based on a novel.[1]
Cast
- Yoon Jeong-hee[1]
- Kim Hee-ra
- Yoon Il-bong
- Yoon In-Ja
- Kim Sin-jae
