
27 Jan 2005

About the Looking for and the Finding of Love
Director helmut Dietls and Patric Susskinds illustrate a legendary story of two lovers who cant keep themselves away from death.

Two men have returned to their hometown (the titular island) from Seoul to bury the father of one of them, but the islanders vehemently refuse their request, triggering memories of their childhood before and during the Korean War.

Kim Chul

Moon Dok-bae / Moon Chae-ku

Soondol

Oknim

Tinker

Opsunne

Kim Chul as a boy
Nopdotaek

Poltoknyeo

Hwang Sul-bong / Hwang Dong-pal



27 Jan 2005

Director helmut Dietls and Patric Susskinds illustrate a legendary story of two lovers who cant keep themselves away from death.

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