Yeong-ja in Her Prime
1975·South Korea·103 min.
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Young Ja (Yeom Bok Sun) had a comfortable job as a housemaid for a rich suburban family before she was raped by the employer's son and forced out onto the street. Young Ja struggles to find a worthwhile job, moving from a sweatshop laborer to a barmaid to a bus conductor. She then suffers a horrific injury in a car accident and finds herself considering suicide. Left with no other choice, Young Ja enters a life of prostitution.
DirectorKim Ho-sun
ScreenwriterJo Seon-jak
CastSong Jae-ho·Yeom Bok-sun·Choi Bool-am·Do Geum-bong·Lee Sun-jae·Kim Ki-jong·Kim Seung-nam·Kim Ki-beom·Baek Song·Lim Hae-rim
Original titleYeong-jaui jeonseong shidae