Nambugun

Nambugun
Theatrical poster
Hangul
남부군
Hanja
南部軍
RRNambugun
MRNambugun
Directed byChung Ji-young
Written byLee Tae (novel)
Jang Sun-woo
Produced byChung Ji-young
StarringAhn Sung-ki
Choi Jin-sil
Choi Min-soo
Lee Hye-young
CinematographyYou Yong-kil
Edited byKim Hyeon
Music byShin Bung-ha
Release date
  • June 2, 1990 (1990-06-02)
Running time
158 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Nambugun: North Korean Partisan in South Korea (Korean남부군) is a 1990 South Korean war drama film directed by Chung Ji-young. It is based upon the experiences of Lee Tae, a war correspondent and pro-North Korean Partisan during the Korean War.[1]

Cast

Reception

The film was noted as one of the first films to depict a story from a North Korean perspective in South Korea since the end of military rule in 1987. The film earned Chung Ji-young an award for Best Director at the 11th Blue Dragon Film Awards in 1990 and was selected as one of the 100 Best Korean Films by the Korean Film Archive in 2014.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Clarke, Jeremy (November 4, 2019). "North Korean Partisan In South Korea (Nambugun)". DMovies.
  2. ^ Conran, Pierce (September 14, 2020). "NORTH KOREAN PARTISAN IN SOUTH KOREA". KOFIC.
  3. ^ "남부군 (南部軍)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean).