male friendship,independence movement,poet,biography,based on true story,black and white,torture,1940s,college freshman,korean resistance,japanese occupation of korea,study abroad

Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016)

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The poems that are untold, the youth that is unfinished.

Based on a true story, renowned Korean poet, Yun Dong-ju, is detained and abused by the Japanese for participating in the Korean Independence Movement.

Cast & Crew

Director
Lee Joon-ik
  • Profile picture of Kang Ha-neul
    Yun Dong-ju Kang Ha-neul
  • Profile picture of Park Jeong-min
    Song Mong-gyu Park Jeong-min
  • Profile picture of Kim In-woo
    Detective Kim In-woo
  • Profile picture of Choi Hong-il
    Dong-ju's Father Choi Hong-il
  • Profile picture of Kim Jung-pal
    Mong-gyu's Father Kim Jung-pal
  • Profile picture of Choi Hee-seo
    Kumi Choi Hee-seo
  • Profile picture of Shin Yoon-ju
    Lee Yeo-jin Shin Yoon-ju
  • Profile picture of Kim Ooh-jin
    Hyochi Kim Ooh-jin

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Keywords

  • male friendship
  • independence movement
  • poet
  • biography
  • based on true story
  • black and white
  • torture
  • 1940s
  • college freshman
  • korean resistance
  • japanese occupation of korea
  • study abroad