When a Woman Breaks Her Jewel Box (Korean: 옥합을 깨뜨릴 때; RR: Okhabeul ggaedeuril dae) is a 1971 South Korean film directed by Kim Soo-yong. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony.[2][3]
When a Woman Breaks Her Jewel Box | |
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Hangul | 옥합을 깨뜨릴 때 |
Hanja | 玉盒을 깨뜨릴 때 |
Revised Romanization | Okhabeul Ggaeddeuril ddae |
McCune–Reischauer | Okhapŭl kkaettŭril ttae |
Directed by | Kim Soo-yong[1] |
Written by | Kim Gang-yun Yoo Han-cheol |
Produced by | Kim Tai-soo |
Starring | Hong Se-mi |
Cinematography | Hong Dong-hyuk |
Edited by | Yu Jae-won |
Music by | Choi Chang-kwon |
Distributed by | Tae Chang Enterprises Co., Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Bo-yeong, young woman living with her father and aunt, believes that her mother was killed during the Korean War. She discovers that her mother is still not dead, but, after having been raped by an American soldier, has dedicated her life to taking care of orphans.[4]
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