Letter From a Priest
MovieTitle | 사제로부터 온 편지 |
User score | 6 |
Release date | Aug 19, 2021 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Choi Jong-tae |
Production country | South Korea |
Production companies | Dreamfact Entertainment |
Run time | 100 min. |
In 1845, the first Korean to ascend to priesthood was born. His first name is Andrew Kim Tae Gon. Despite all the persecution and suffering against Catholicism, he wanted to practice equality and philanthropy. Arrested during an expedition, he chooses martyrdom after bitter torture. He was 25 years old. Kim Tae Gon, a young man who took a journey toward hope until the last moment, asks young people in 2021. "Are you a Catholic?"