Rice (Korean: 쌀, translit. Ssal) is a 1963 South Korean drama film directed by Shin Sang-ok.[2][3] The film was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 39th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[4]
| Rice | |
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| Directed by | Shin Sang-ok |
| Written by | Kim Kang-yun |
| Produced by | Shin Sang-ok |
| Starring | Shin Young-kyun |
| Cinematography | Kim Yeong-in |
| Edited by | Yang Seong-ran |
| Music by | Jeong Yoon-joo |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | $1,388[1] |
Cast edit
- Shin Young-kyun
- Choi Eun-hee
- Namkoong Won
- Lee Ki-hong
Plot edit
The farmers of Muju, Cheonbuk Province, are not only poor, one year they don't even have enough water to irrigate their rice paddies. Despite many attempts to dig a canal to the Geum River, they fail every single time.
Throughout these difficulties, the villagers find the strength to endure, until at last the military coup of 1962 brings in a government that gives them the support they need to escape starvation and ruin.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Rice (1963)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Rice (Ssal) (1963)". Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "The North Korean Films of Shin Sang-ok" (PDF). ritsumei.ac. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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