Burying Old Alive
1963·South Korea·90 min.
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Prior to the adoption of Confucianism, it was the tradition to abandon one's parents on a mountainside if they were over 70 years of age. In the ancient kingdom of Goryeo, now modern Korea, a nobleman defies this tradition when he refuses to leave his mother to starve to death.
DirectorKim Ki-young
ScreenwriterKim Ki-young
MusicHan Sang-gi
CinematographyDeok-Jin Kim
Original titleGoryeo jang (Goryeojang) (Burying Old Alive)