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My Home Village
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My Home Village

1949-06-13 · 92 min · ★ 5.5

War · Drama

This was the first feature film to be produced after the liberation of North Korea. It gives a pictures of boundless joy and emotion of the Korean people who are now liberated from the colonial yoke of Japanese imperialism thanks to the glorious anti-Japanese struggle organized and led by the great leader Comrade Kim Il-Sung. Unable to endure the insult of the landlord, Gwan Pil gives vent to his rage. Because of this, the Japanese imperialists deprive him of his tenant land and put him in jail where he gains class consciousness under the influence of a KPA operative.

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Directors
Hong-sik Kang
Production companies
National Film Studio of North Korea
Countries
North Korea
Status
Released

Top Cast

Won Jun YuWon Jun YuKwan-pil
Mun Ye-bongMun Ye-bongOk-tan
Ul-min TaeLandlord
Hak PakHak Pak
Gyong-Ae Yu

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