Grandmother's Flower

Overview

When director Mun accidentally discovered the diaries of his late granduncle, who was mentally ill, he unexpectedly learned about his family's secret history. The small mountain village in South Jeolla Province where Mun's family lived, was nursing the wounds from conflicts of class, ideology as well as from the displacement of family members in South and North Korea, and even in Japan. It turned out that the history of his family contained all the tragedies of modern Korean history, a history he had only known through textbooks. This interesting documentary investigates a complex history linking the repercussions of Japanese colonialism and the Korean War to the director's family memories.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 19, 2009

Original language

Korean

Spoken languages

Korean

Countries

South Korea

Cast

Na Kyeong-sun

Director

Mun Jeong-hyun

Writer

Mun Jeong-hyun,Ryu Mi-rye

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

$6,104

IMDb

tt1439552