With The Girl of Black Soil

– A small village in the Kanwondo region, a 9 year old girl, her brother Tong-gu - who is mentally han..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 30 Minutes
Release Year:
2007
Original Name:
검은 땅의 소녀와
With the Girl of Black Soil (2007) - Also known as 검은 땅의 소녀와

A small village in the Kanwondo region, a 9 year old girl, her brother Tong-gu - who is mentally handicapped - and their father Hyegon. Hyegon has an accident in the mines, loses his job and receives no compensation. It becomes increasingly difficult to hold onto hope, to find another job and to cope with his children. Nine-year-old Yeong-lim (Yu) has a slightly older brother, Dong-gu (Park Hyeon-woo), who's mentally handicapped, and a father, Hye-geon (Jo Yung-jin), who's lost his job in the mines and received no compensation. Add to that the family's simple home is skedded for demolition and neighbors are moving away. While dad sits around drinking and looking depressed, Yeong-lim tries to keep the family going by stealing food and arranging for Dong-gu to attend a specialist school. But her solution for her father's health problems has deadly consequences.

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Release Date:

11 Feb 2009

Language:

Korean

Director:

Soo-il Jeon

Writer:

Soo-il Jeon (screenplay), Jeong Soon-Yeong (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Ho-Seok Bang, Jin-Taek Im, Yeong-jin Jo, Soo-youn Kang

Plot:

A small village in the Kanwondo region, a 9 year old girl, her brother Tong-gu - who is mentally handicapped - and their father Hyegon. Hyegon has an accident in the mines, loses his job and receives no compensation. It becomes increasingly difficult to hold onto hope, to find another job and to cope with his children. His daughter takes her brother to an institute for handicapped pupils. A date is fixed for the demolition of their home. She decides to do all she can to help her father. So she adds a drop to his food. A little, a little more and then a little more...

Awards:

10 wins & 2 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10