Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet
동주
2016 · 1h 51m · Drama, History · South Korea · Rated G (JP)
The poems that are untold, the youth that is unfinished.
Based on a true story, renowned Korean poet, Yun Dong-ju, is detained and abused by the Japanese for participating in the Korean Independence Movement.
Directed by
Lee Joon-ikWritten by
Shin Yeon-shick6.4Smart score
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1940sbased on true storybiographyblack and whitecollege freshmanindependence movementjapanese occupation of koreakorean resistancemale friendshippoetstudy abroadtorture
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