Adultery Tree (Korean: 자녀목; RR: Janyeomok) is a 1985 South Korean film directed by Jung Jin-woo. It was awarded Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards ceremony.[1][2]
| Adultery Tree | |
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![]() Theatrical poster for Adultery Tree (1985) | |
| Hangul | 자녀목 |
| Hanja | 恣女木 |
| Revised Romanization | Janyeomok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chanyŏmok |
| Directed by | Jung Jin-woo |
| Written by | Chi Sang-hak |
| Produced by | Jung Jin-woo |
| Starring | Won Mi-kyung |
| Cinematography | Lee Seong-chun |
| Edited by | Hyeon Dong-chun |
| Music by | Han Sang-ki |
| Distributed by | Woo Jin Films Co., Ltd. |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
In this historical drama, the matriarch of an aristocratic family makes the lady Yeon-ji's life miserable due to her inability to bear children. The matriarch brings a surrogate mother into the family, and orders Yeon-ji to kill herself. Yeon-ji hangs herself at the hanging tree used for women who have engaged in adultery.
| Preceded by | Grand Bell Awards for Best Film 1984 |
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