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Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet

TMDBFeb 17, 2016

The poems that are untold, the youth that is unfinished.

TMDB7.8

DirectorLee Joon-ik

Runtime

1h 51m

Status

Released

Language

Korean

Country

South Korea

Based on a true story, renowned Korean poet, Yun Dong-ju, is detained and abused by the Japanese for participating in the Korean Independence Movement.

Trailer

Cast

Kang Ha-neul

Yun Dong-ju

Park Jeong-min

Song Mong-gyu

Kim In-woo

Detective

Choi Hong-il

Dong-ju's Father

Kim Jung-pal

Mong-gyu's Father

Moon Choi

Kumi

Shin Yoon-ju

Lee Yeo-jin

Kim Ooh-jin

Hyochi

Where to watch

Amazon Video

Tags & details

GenreDrama History biography

Source / Adaptationbased on true story

Setting1940s

Theme / Plottorture

Othermale friendship independence movement poet black and white college freshman korean resistance japanese occupation of korea study abroad

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