Bound by Chastity (1962 / Dir. Shin Sang-ok / 100 minutes)

Friday, October 11, 2013; Screening at 18:30

The story of a young widow who is under pressure to remain chaste for the rest of her life, especially as her mother-in-law endured the same fate and has been honored with the Arch of Chastity. However, things get complicated when the young widow falls in love with a worker and gets pregnant. The worker and the newborn son are expelled from the village, leaving the young widow alone for the rest of her life.

This is part of the Asia Society Korean Film Series. 

Supported by Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Hong Kong