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Black Republic

In a mining village layered in gray dust, a man posing as Kim Ki-Young finds refuge from winter and the law. Wanted by the police for an offense he commited under the authoritarian rule of the 1980's, he conceals himself as an odd-jobber in a briquette factory. There he meets old and feeble Shim, heavily indebted Chung, Sooney's mother who must nurse her husband, and little Dae-Sik. He befriends Sung-Chul, an apparently immoral hellraiser with true maternal kindness. When Ki-Young meets Young-Sook, a lonely waitress, their lives get altered in a loving, philosophical manner.

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Cast & Crew See All

Shim Hye-jin
Song Young-sook
Park Joong-hoon
Lee Sung-chol
Jin-hui Kim

Awards

  • 1990 - Blue Dragon Award - Best Film - winner
  • 1991 - Silver Screen Award - Best Asian Feature Film - winner
  • 1990 - Special Jury Award - - winner
  • 1990 - Best Actress - - winner

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