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The Taebaek Mountains

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.

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    More details

    author
    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