Peasants (film)

Peasants
Theatrical poster
Hangul	흙
Revised Romanization	Heulk
McCune–Reischauer	Hŭk
Directed by	Kim Ki-young[1]
Produced by	Lee Woo-suk
Written by	Kim Yong-Jin Lee Kwang-sun
Starring	Lee Hwa-si Kim Chung-chul
Music by	Han Sang-ki
Cinematography	Koo Joong-mo
Edited by	Hyeon Dong-chun
Distributed by	Dong-a Exports Co. Ltd.
Release dates	March 25, 1978
Running time	125 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Peasants (흙 - Heulk) is a 1978 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young.

Synopsis

During the Japanese occupation, a Korean lawyer devotes his work to rural development, believing this is the only way to preserve Korean identity. Interpreting these actions as anti-Japanese, the Japanese authorities imprison the lawyer for five years. When he is released, he finds his wife continuing his work.^[2]

Cast

• Lee Hwa-si^[3]
• Kim Chung-chul
• Yeom Bok-sun
• Nam Sung-Hoon
• Park Jung-ja
• Kim Choo-ryeon
• Gwon Mi-hye
• Park Am
• Kim Won-seop
• Yeo Po

Notes

1. Infobox data from "Earth (Heulg)(1978)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-22. External link in |publisher= (help) and Holk (1978) at the Internet Movie Database
2. Synopsis from "Earth (Heulg)(1978)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-22. External link in |publisher= (help)
3. Cast listing based on "Earth (Heulg)(1978)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-22. External link in |publisher= (help)

Bibliography

• "Earth (Heulg)(1978)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-22. External link in |publisher= (help)
• Holk (1978) at the Internet Movie Database
• Lee, Sun-Hwa. "The Soil". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2004-05-08. Retrieved 2008-05-01. External link in |publisher= (help)