Friday, May 2, 2014

People of the slums (1982)

Also Known As: -
Year of first release: 1982
Director: Bae Chang-ho
Actors: Kim Bo-yeon, Ahn Sung-ki, Kim Hee-ra
Country: ROK
Genre: Drama
Conditions of visioning: 30.04.2014, Teatro nuovo, FEFF2014
Synopsis: A mother and her kid build a family with a man in the slums of Seoul. They have a grocery. When the father of the kid, a thief, arrives in town, he tries to contact her and get his son back. 
Review: The slum is not really shown, as the focus is on the family issue and on the fact that the two men are thieves and murders and they cannot escape their fate. The directing and picture composition do not support much the story, while the acting of the two men do. I would have expected a bit more about the slum itself and the social context. 
Rating: 3 /10

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