Polaris

Polaris

1962 · ★ 9.0

Myung-ho, who had a troubled childhood, is led into a criminal life by an old friend after being released from juvenile detention, but eventually finds redemption through the kindness of an elderly woman, only to later decide to take the blame for a crime committed by her son, until the son confesses his own guilt during the trial.

Directed by Kang Beom-gu

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