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Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry

Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 13, 1966

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Drama, Crime

Original Title

법창을 울린 옥이

Director

Im Kwon-taek

Description

After her father, failed at stock investment and was shocked to death, a girl enters a textile factory and supports her family. But living on her small salary and repaying her father's debt is too difficult for her. In the end, she tries to kill herself together with her young brother. But only her brother dies, and she, who survives, stands at the bar guilty of patricide. She deserves the death penalty, but the court takes into consideration her circumstances and is generous enough to open up a new road for her to start again. A real-life story.