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Setting Sun

1979 110 min Korean 12
Wubly rating 7.2

Dok-gu who has seen his son's family off to America lives alone, keeping a close relationship with Bok-rye who lives at an old people's home. Won also likes Bok-ye. Since he finds out his son cannot come back, he marries Bok-rye out of anger and Won falls into sickness. One day, Dok-gu has a stroke and Bok-rye takes care of him selling snacks on the street. His son offers to take him to America but he insists on staying with his wife. Won dies blaming Dok-gu for putting Bok-rye in such hardship. Dok-gu falls out of shock at the death of Won and dies.

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Lee Hyeong-pyo Director

First release May 13, 1979 · Produced in South Korea · Original title 낙조

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낙조

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Korean

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South Korea · May 13, 1979

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