Based on the life and work of Korea’s renowned poet, Yun Dong Ju. Dong Ju, while studying literature in Japan, was charged and detained for having participated in the Korean Independence Movement. Known to have created hundreds of poems during his time in jail where he spent the last two years of his life, Dong Ju passed away at the young age of 27. Although it has not been proven, some believehe died due to medical experiments that were performed on his living body.
Dong Ju: The Portrait of a Poet
Director: Lee Joon Ik
Screenwriter: Shin Yeon Shick
Release Date: Feb 17, 2016
Duration: 1 hr. 50 min.
Year: 2016
Country: South Korea
Native Title: 동주
Content Rating: 13+ – Teens 13 or older
Alternative Titles: Dong-Ju, Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet,
Genre: Drama, Friendship, Historical, Life, Political