The Silk Flower
MovieTitle | 비단꽃길 |
User score | 5 |
Release date | Oct 17, 2013 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Kim Jeong-wook |
Production country | South Korea |
Run time | 91 min. |
The word “Manshin” refers to a shaman who are considered an intermediary between gods and humans. Kim Keum-hwa, Korea’s most famous shaman, is also a world-renowned Korean traditional dancer and a religious figure respected by the Vatican. The documentary tells the story of her fascinating life journey from a girl forced to take a job she never asked for to becoming a living national treasure.