Descendants of Cain (film)

Descendants of Cain (Korean카인의 후예) is a 1968 South Korean film directed by Yu Hyun-mok.

Descendants of Cain
Poster for Descendants of Cain (1968)
Hangul
카인의 후예
Hanja
카인의
Revised RomanizationKainui huye
McCune–ReischauerK'ainŭi huye
Directed byYu Hyun-mok[1]
Written byLee Sang-hyun
Hwang Su-won
Produced bySeong Dong-ho
StarringKim Jin-kyu
Moon Hee
CinematographyLee Seok-chul
Edited byRee Kyoung-ja
Music byKim Dong-jin
Distributed byDong Yang Films Co., Ltd.
Release date
  • June 1, 1968 (1968-06-01)
Running time
107 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Plot

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An anti-communist film depicting North Koreans extorting the land and property of civilians in the name of revolution after the liberation from Japan in 1945.[1]

Cast

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Awards

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At the Blue Dragon Film Awards in 1968, it won the award for Best Film.[2] The film was also selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 41st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Descendants of Cain (Cain-ui Huye)(1968)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  2. ^ "Awards for Cainui huye (1968)". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  3. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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