
The Taebaek Mountains
The Taebaek Mountains is a 1994 South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek. It is named for the Taebaek Mountains on the Korean peninsula.
Plot
The film originates from the great river story Taebaegsanmaek consisting of 10 volumes written by Cho Jeong-rae. The story describes generational conflict between the haves (proprietors and landlords) and have nots (peasants) that eventually develops into right and left wing ideology, respectively. While showing why and how the conflict came about, the story depicts romantic, shamanic and Confucian aspects of the contemporaries.
Cast
More details
author | Cho Jeong-lae Song Neung-han |
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contentLocation | Korea |
director | Im Kwon-taek |
editor | Park Sun-duk |
genre | drama |
keywords | confucian confucianism korean shamanic narrative shamanic |
musicBy | Kim Soo-chul |
producer | Lee Tae-won |
publisher | Taehung Pictures |
theme | south korean |