Traces of Life
MovieTitle | Saeng-ŭi Hŭnjŏk |
User score | 6 |
Release date | Jan 30, 1989 |
Genre | Drama |
Director | Jo Kyong-sun |
Production country | North Korea |
Production companies | Korean Film |
Run time | 122 min. |
This is the story of Ji Jun, the widow of a sailor who swims out to an American warship with a mine in his hands and destroys it Kamikaze fashion during the Korean War. The sailor is a true believer in the revolution, while his wife cares more about what goes on in the household. In a change of heart, she decides to return to his farming village and work with the other beneficiaries of land reform to produce food for the revolution.