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The Evergreen

상록수1961

Overview

Yeong-shin and Dong-hyuk graduate from college with a cause. They plan to bring education and modernization to farmers living in the rural area of their hometown. When they arrive, the pair immediately get to work, Dong-hyuk builds a village hall and starts aiding the farmers while Yeong-shin tries to gather the children to form a school. However, the villagers at first resent and resist the pair. It is not until one child, Ok-bun, takes the initiative and and learns to read under Yeong-shin’s care that the villages trust the pair and allow their children to be taken from the fields and taught reading, writing and math.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
September 20, 1961
Original language
Korean
Spoken languages
Korean
Countries
South Korea
Production
Shin Films
Director
Shin Sang-ok
Cinematography
Sung-hak Bea
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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