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The Silk Flower

The Silk Flower

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 17, 2013

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

50%

Original Title

비단꽃길

Director

Kim Jeong-wook

Description

The word “Manshin” refers to a shaman who are considered an intermediary between gods and humans. Kim Keum-hwa, Korea’s most famous shaman, is also a world-renowned Korean traditional dancer and a religious figure respected by the Vatican. The documentary tells the story of her fascinating life journey from a girl forced to take a job she never asked for to becoming a living national treasure.