The Blazing Sun

The Blazing Sun

1985 · 90 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama

Chun-ho and his wife Sun-hie wander Korea in search of a way to make a living under Japanese colonial occupation. They settle in a mining village where Sun-hie is forced to put up with her husband's gambling and beatings. Eventually he forces her to go to a loanshark so he can get enough money to run away with a prostitute.

Directed by Hah Myung-joong · Written by Na Han-bong

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