Oyster Village

Oyster Village

Theatrical poster
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Seokhwachon
McCune–Reischauer Sŏk‘wach‘on
Directed by Jung Jin-woo[1]
Produced by Jung Jin-woo
Written by Moon Yang-hoon
Na Yeon-sook
Na Bong-han
Based on Oyster Village 
by Lee Cheong-jun
Starring Yoon Jeong-hee
Music by Han Sang-ki
Cinematography Park Seung-bae
Edited by Kim Hee-soo
Distributed by Woo Jin Films Co., Ltd.
Release dates
  • March 22, 1972 (1972-03-22)
Running time
96 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean

Oyster Village (Korean: 석화촌; Seokhwachon) is a 1972 South Korean drama film directed by Jung Jin-woo. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony[2][3] and was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.[4]

Synopsis

In an island village that makes its living from oyster fishing, the villagers believe that a dead person's soul cannot go to heaven until another person has died. After Byol-Rye's father drowns, her mother kills herself. Byol-Rye then marries a sickly man on the condition that his father helps Byol-Rye's mother go to heaven. Based on a novel.[5]

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Preceded by
When a Woman Breaks Her Jewel Box
Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Film
1972
Succeeded by
3 Days of their Reign


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