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Son of Man (1980)

Original title: Salamui adeul / Son of Man
1980 · 1 h 50 min
Directed by Yu Hyun-mok · South Korea · Contemporary Asian Cinema
Drama

Cast

Ha Myeong-jung Tae-Ki Kang Choi Bool-am Su-mi Oh

Credits

Written by: Mun-yeol Lee
Cinematography: Il-seong Jeon
Music: Sang-gi Han
Editing: Kyeong-ja Lee
Produced by: Jeong-hwan Kwak

Plot

A detective searching for the cause of a young man's death uncovers a melodramatic story involving prostitutes and religion.

Sinekatalog’s take

Son of Man (1980) (1980) is a South Korean drama directed by Yu Hyun-mok. It won Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards in 1980. It stars Hah Myung-joong, Choi Bool-am and Lee Soon-jae. It runs 110 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Awards

Ratings

IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (9 votes)
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