Introduction

During the 1980s, Jang-geun, the new teacher at Cheongsol Village, runs into problems during his travels.

Outline

Set in the 1980’s, the eldest son of a poor family decides to move to Seoul to become a teacher. Yet as soon as he reaches the city, his money is stolen and his bags are lost. He manages to reach a remote town, where coincidentally they were looking for a new teacher for the town children. He soon falls in love with a woman there, yet her origin seems vague as the townspeople only say she comes from somewhere up North. It turns out the townspeople have been communicating with another bordering town in North Korea through a secret tunnel connecting the two.

Cast

• Seong-guk Choi … Great man.
• Kim Hyeong-Ja … Young-Tan’s mother.
• Han-wi Lee … Jong-Suk.
• Sang-Hun Lee … Dong-Yub.
• Chang Jung Lim … Kong Young-Tan.
• Hyeon-shik Lim … Town Chief.
• Jin-hee Park … Sun-Mi.
• Seung-beom Ryu … Jang-Geun (as Ryoo Seung-bum).
• Won-cheol Shim … Duk-Yong.
• Kim Su-Mi … Elderly woman.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s):
  • Kim Jong-jin.
• Producer(s):
  • Kwon Oh-Sung … producer.
  • Chang-Yong Song … producer.
• Writer(s):
  • Lee Hyun-Chul.
• Music:
• Cinematography:
  • Moon Yong-Sik.
• Editor(s):
• Production:
• Distributor(s):
  • Showbox/Mediaplex (2007) (South Korea) (theatrical).
  • Showbox Entertainment (2007) (World-wide) (all media).
• Release Date: 15 August 2007.
• Running Time: 107 minutes.
• Rating: Unknown.
• Country: South Korea.
• Language: Korean.

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