Gilsotteum (1985 / Dir. Im Kwon-Taek / 101 minutes)

Friday, October 25, 2013; Screening at 18:30

Followed by discussion with Dr. Magnan-Park Aaron Han Joon, Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, University of Hong Kong

Summer 1983, the entire nation is glued to their television sets as KBS airs a special program dedicated to reuniting family members separated during the Korean War. Hwa-young, who has a prosperous and harmonious household, decides to search for her lost son. On the way to the TV station, Hwa-young begins to reminisce about the past.

This is part of the Asia Society Korean Film Series. 

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