Jangnam (1985)
In a routine melodrama with a universal theme, an elderly Korean couple is forced to live with their oldest son because they have nowhere else to go. The couple can no longer live on their own in the countryside, and all their children now live in the city. Like others, they have just two choices in their later years: they can either go to one of the many forbidding senior citizens' homes or they can stay with one of their children. (There is no financial assistance for the elderly in South Korea.) After moving in with their oldest son, everyone suffers due to the cramped quarters -- and the dilemma of the aging is clearly delineated in the process. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Shin Seong-il, Hwang Jeong-Sun, (more)
- Director(s):
- Doo-yong Lee
Synopsis of Jangnam
In a routine melodrama with a universal theme, an elderly Korean couple is forced to live with their oldest son because they have nowhere else to go. The couple can no longer live on their own in the countryside, and all their children now live in the city. Like others, they have just two choices in their later years: they can either go to one of the many forbidding senior citizens' homes or they can stay with one of their children. (There is no financial assistance for the elderly in South Korea.) After moving in with their oldest son, everyone suffers due to the cramped quarters -- and the dilemma of the aging is clearly delineated in the process. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
Complete Cast of Jangnam
- Shin Seong-il - 1st Son
- Kim Hui-Ra - 2nd Son
- Kim Seong-Su - 3rd Son
- Mun Jong-Sug - 1st Daughter
- Kim Il-Hae - Father
- Hwang Jeong-Sun - Mother
- Seong Hui-Yeon - 2nd Son's Wife
- Min Boggi - 3rd Son's Wife
- O Yeong-hwa Il Dae - 2nd Daughter's Husband
- Director(s):
- Doo-yong Lee
- Writer(s):
- An Jin-weon, Doo-yong Lee
- Producer(s):
- I Tae-Weon
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