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A Hometown in Heart

Original title: Maeumui gohyang
  • 1949
  • 1h 17m
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7.2/10
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A Hometown in Heart (1949)
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Do-seong is a child monk who lives at a small mountain temple with the head monk, learning the teachings of Buddha. He becomes attached to a young widow who comes to pray at the temple, and ... Read allDo-seong is a child monk who lives at a small mountain temple with the head monk, learning the teachings of Buddha. He becomes attached to a young widow who comes to pray at the temple, and the childless widow entreats the head monk to let her raise Do-seong as her own son.Do-seong is a child monk who lives at a small mountain temple with the head monk, learning the teachings of Buddha. He becomes attached to a young widow who comes to pray at the temple, and the childless widow entreats the head monk to let her raise Do-seong as her own son.

  • Director
    • Yong-Gyu Yoon
  • Writers
    • Se-deok Ham
    • Il-byeong Kwak
  • Stars
    • Ki-jong Byeon
    • Heon-yong Oh
    • Seung-min Nam
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
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    • Director
      • Yong-Gyu Yoon
    • Writers
      • Se-deok Ham
      • Il-byeong Kwak
    • Stars
      • Ki-jong Byeon
      • Heon-yong Oh
      • Seung-min Nam
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Ki-jong Byeon
    • Chief Monk
    Heon-yong Oh
    • Temple Worker
    Seung-min Nam
    • Temple Cook
    Min Yu
    • Do-seong
    Choi Eun-hie
    Choi Eun-hie
    • Widow
    Geum-seong Seok
    • Widow's Mother
    Un-bong Choe
    • Hwang Seon-dal
    • (as Yun-bong Choi)
    Geun-su Cha
    • Jin-su
    Sun-Young Kim
    • Jo Seong-mo
    • Director
      • Yong-Gyu Yoon
    • Writers
      • Se-deok Ham
      • Il-byeong Kwak
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    • Trivia
      Despite being made in 1949 this film was shot with a hand-cranked Parvo camera.
    • Connections
      Featured in A Story of Children and Film (2013)

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    • Release date
      • February 9, 1949 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Maeumui gohyang
    • Production company
      • Dong Seo Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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