Soil / 1978

While working on a case with farmers, lawyer Heo Seung comes to believe that the rural development movement is the only lasting way to preserve the identity of the country. With conviction, Seung throws himself into the rural area. However, this position is against the Japanese occupation policies and eventually, even his wife, Yun Jung-sun, ends up leaving him. The Japanese judge Masaki Hiroshi determines that Seung's rural development activities are actually a rebellion against Japan. He has Seung imprisoned as an ideology criminal. After spending five years in jail, Seung returns to the country to see his wife, Jung-sun, continuing her husband's work and waiting for him.

Soil / 1960

Heo Seung, who states that he was “born from soil, will live in soil, and die in soil”, becomes a lawyer in Seoul. However when villagers in his hometown are imprisoned for protesting against Japanese oppression, he decides to return to his village and rediscovers the true way to help his country.

Mud Kokdu General / 1991

A royal tomb built in 2012 by a farmer who was plowing in a field in a rural village called Ssangneunggol was discovered in the past, where King Hankotnim and his queen were buried. General Tokkokdu, who was the guard of the royal tomb, loses the key to the flower that opens the door between the stone chambers and asks for help from Binsu, the son of the owner of the field. embarks on an adventure to protect the royal tomb from their hands.

Rural Life / 1942

An educational film, created with the support of the Governor General of Colonial Korea to encourage ginseng's cultivation.

흙금성 /

Soil / 20216.01 voti

In una comunità legata da una tradizione secolare, come è possibile rinnovare un'attività per i morti? Un imprenditore marocchino-belga tenta di scoprirlo.

The Zen Diary / 2022

Tsutomu lives alone in the mountains, writing essays, cooking Zen food with the vegetables he grows and the mushrooms he picks in the hills. His routine is happily disturbed when Machiko, his editor and love interest, occasionally visits. Tsutomu seems content with his daily life. On the other hand, he still hasn't let go of his wife's ashes, although she died 13 years ago.

Earth / 19987.01 voti

India, 1947. Lenny ha una gamba ingessata e questo le impedisce di muoversi liberamente. Trascorre così il suo tempo seduta a parlare con l'amata tata, Shanta, la cui bellezza attrae un seguito di almeno sei uomini. Lenny e Shanta stanno sedute al parco mentre volano gli aquiloni, fanno lunghe passeggiate tra le rovine alle porte del loro villaggio e nel frattempo Lenny assorbe ogni piccolo dettaglio delle conversazioni che ascolta intorno a sé. Tra i pretendenti di Shanta, musulmani e indù, uno dei quali è Sikh, e i parenti di Lenny che sono parsi e cattolici, i toni delle discussioni sul futuro dell'India e del Pakistan, compresi una serie di stereotipi, opinioni allarmiste e sentimenti d'odio sui partiti coinvolti, si fanno sempre più accesi.

The Way: Man of the White Porcelain / 2012

The movie is based on the true story of Takumi Asakawa - a Japanese man who entered Korea during the country's occupation by Japan. Takumi Asakawa became captivated by Korean culture and championed the value of such items as the traditional white Korean porcelain.