Jiburo

Here's a movie hoping to yank a tear or two. Abandoned by his mother at his grandmother's remote house, a young boy from Seoul is forced to adjust to rural life. It is exactly the film you think it is.

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Lee Jeong-hyang directed Jiburo in 2002. See Lee Jeong-hyang's full filmography, where to start with Lee Jeong-hyang, or where to go after you've seen everything by Lee Jeong-hyang.

Jiburo was released in 2002 (KO original-language production), with a runtime of 86 minutes.