Land of My Father

May. 15,2020

Rating：

5.5

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Japanese Occupation Of Korea

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Byeong-man, a farmer whose father was enslaved during Japan's occupation of Korea, protests the Japanese government's claim over the disputed island territory of Dokdo. Kyeong Sook, a woman who lived on Dokdo with her father, struggles to keep his legacy alive after the Korean government mysteriously erased their history. Set in the unresolved trauma of the Japanese occupation of Korea, Land of My Father (아버지의 땅) is a story about two lives that are intertwined with a remote disputed island.

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Reviews

Cubussoli

2020/05/15

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

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WillSushyMedia

2020/05/16

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

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StyleSk8r

2020/05/17

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

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Kien Navarro

2020/05/18

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

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