Goryeojang

고려장
1963 110 min Drama

King Lear, but with filial piety. A Goryeo dynasty nobleman hides his elderly mother rather than abandon her to die, flouting a cruel custom. Kim Ki-young delivers a stark fable of shifting values.

Directed by Kim Ki-young · Written by Kim Ki-young

Starring Kim Jin-kyu, Ju Jeung-nyeo, Kim Bo-ae, Kim Dong-won, Lee Yea-chun, Park Am

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