Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet

2016 · Movie · 110 min. · South Korea

Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet

Film about the life of the poet Yun Dong-ju (1917-1945). He was arrested by the Japanese government for being involved in the Korean independence movement. Dong-Ju, while studying literature in Japan, was charged and arrested for having participated in the Korean independence movement. Known for having created hundreds of poems during his stay in prison, where he spent the last two years of his life, Yun died at the early age of 27 years. Although not shown, some believe he died because of medical experiments conducted with it.

Direction Lee Joon-ik

Cast Kang Ha-neul · Park Jung-min · Moon Choi · Kim In-Woo

Soundtrack Mowg

Screenplay Shin Yeon-shick

Cinematography Kim Tae-Kyoung

Original title Dongju

Not rated (FilmAffinity)

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