Yoo Kwan Soon

Yoo Kwan Soon

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Total votes: 221

Director: Yun Bong Chun

Release Date: May 21, 1959

Duration: 1 hr. 42 min.

Year: 1959

Country: South Korea

Native Title: 유관순

Content Rating: G – All Ages

Alternative Titles: Yu Gwan Sun

Genre: Drama, Historical

Synopsis

This film is about of the life of the young patriotic martyr Yoo Kwan Soon, who fought for the liberation of her country during the Independence Movement in 1919. As the Independence Movement becomes more and more intense among Korean students, the Japanese authorities order schools closed temporarily. Yoo Kwan Soon persuades her neighbors to join the national movement, and continues her aggressive struggle against Japanese rule. An independent campaign at Aunae,a market site, is successful with the passionate participation of many people. She is arrested by the Japanese police for leading the campaign and has to endure horrible Harsh treatments. But she never gives up her fight, encouraging her cell mates to participate in the movement. She is finally taken to an underground room by the Japanese police and tragic ended.

(Source: Korean Film Archive)

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