POONGSAN

By Jaihong JUHN

MAXAM INC. - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, JAPAN

Drama - Completed 2011

A young man, Poongsan crosses over North and South Korea to deliver the pain and longings of separated families.

    • Year of production
    • 2011
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • KOREA (South)
    • Languages
    • KOREAN
    • Duration
    • 121 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Jaihong JUHN
    • Writer(s)
    • Ki-Duk KIM
    • Producer(s)
    • Ki-Duk KIM (KIM KI-DUK Film)
    • Synopsis
    • Poongsan - a ghost anguished by the 60-year division of North and South Korea
      Poongsan, a young man with the eyes of an innocent child, crosses over North and South Korea to deliver the pain and longings of separated families. Even though this can cause him get shot, he takes the risk without any fear. One day, by a secret request by South Korean government agents he sneaks into North to bring over In-oak, the lover of a high-ranking North Korean defector. On their way to South Korea, they fall for each other while experiencing life-and-death situations together several times. However upon their arrival, they’re welcomed by agents who capture and torture Poongsan while In-oak gets disappointed with her old lover who has changed so much over the past years…