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Chronicle of a Blood Merchant

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant

There's nothing I won't do to support my family!

2015 · 124 min · ★ 7.1 · Drama

Set in a village right after the Korean War, poor but good-hearted Heo Sam-gwan sets out to win the most beautiful girl in the village, Heo Ok-ran, by selling his blood to earn money. Years later, the two are happily married with three children, but their family undergoes a crisis when Sam-gwan's eldest son doesn't resemble him and rumors spread about the boy's paternity.

Directed by Ha Jung-woo · Written by Ha Jung-woo

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