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Jung-woo Ha, Ji-won Ha, Da-reum Nam, Kang-min No, Hye-jin Jeon, Kwang Jang, Jin-mo Joo, Dong-il Seong, Man-sik Jung, Jin-woong Cho, Sung-kyun Kim (mehr)Inhalte(1)
In the winter of 1953, the simple worker Huh Sam-kwan (Ha Jung-woo) falls in love with beautiful Ok-ran (Ha Ji-won). But at a time, when people are barely able to feed themselfs, Sam-kwan has to sell his own blood so he can ask for Ok-ran‘shand. 11 years later, they have three sons together, but a rumor spreads around the village that Sam kwan’s oldest son may not be his true son at all. Chronicle of a Blood Merchant is an adaptation of the bestselling Chinese novel of the same name and her author Yu Hua soon became a prominent figure in Chinese literature. Director and lead actor Ha Jung-woo transfers his interpretation of the story into post-war Korea, where usually seriously conceived topics of blood donation and paternity he serves with absurd humor contrasting with the village life. (Filmasia)
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I really liked the atmosphere, the sets, the costumes, and also the short but impressive food shots. I thought the way the two got married was absurd, but unfortunately I guess it wasn't unusual at the time. I have to say that I was slightly annoyed by the main character's behavior at first, even though he had obvious reasons for it. Despite the seriousness of the story I laughed quite a lot, often just at the childish behavior of Sam-kwan. The ending, on the other hand, moved me. So for me, satisfaction dominates and I would watch it again. 4 stars.
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