Late Spring
Keun-Hyun Cho
South Korea, 2014, 120 min.
In Korean with English subtitles.
Best Foreign Feature, 2014 Arizona International Film Festival; 2014 Santa Babara International Film Festival; 2014 Milano International Film Festival (8 nominations); 2014 Madrid International Film Festival (3 nominations)
In post-war Korea, the government decides to dispatch troops to Vietnam in an attempt to rebuild the country's devastated economy. A genius sculptor and renowned figure in the art scene of the day is diagnosed with a progressive disorder that eventually leads to total paralysis of the body. In despair, he abandons work and loses the meaning of life. His wife who couldn't watch her husband perish day after day, goes on a search of a model to encourage him to go back to work. Then one day, she comes across a young mother with two children who suffered loss in the war...
Category: Drama.
Themes: Women, World Cinema, Abuse, Friendship, Arts.
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