Kanggeonneo maeul

Kanggeonneo maeul (강 건너 마을) (The Town Across the River) is a 1935 Korean film directed by Na Woon-gyu. It premiered at the Dansungsa theater in downtown Seoul.

Kanggeonneo maeul
Kanggeonneo maeul
Hangul
Hanja
건너 마을
Revised RomanizationGang geonneo maeul
McCune–ReischauerKang kŏnnŏ maŭl
Directed byNa Woon-gyu
Written byNa Woon-gyu
Produced byCha Sang-eun
StarringHyeon Bang-ran
Jeon Taek-yi
Cha Sang-eun
Yun Bong-chun
CinematographyLee Shin-woong
Edited byNa Woon-gyu
Distributed byHanyang Film Co.
Release date
  • September 14, 1935 (1935-09-14)
LanguageKorean
Budget3,000 won

Plot

This film is a melodrama concerning a spoiled only son, played by Jeon Taek-yi. After his father scolds him for his excessive drinking, he sells the family's only cow for money to leave for Seoul. Finding life difficult on his own in Seoul, he returns to his family begging forgiveness.[1]

Artistic significance

The film aimed for socialist realism.[2]

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