Dr. Yun, an elder ornithologist in North Korea, lost his eldest son in the war and lives with his grandchildren. Myeong-oh, the second son of Dr. Yoon, showed an unusual interest in birds from an early age. One day, he went to South Korea to observe black starlings, but he could not return and became a separated family. Yoon Myeong-oh, who became a famous ornithologist in South Korea, thinks that the North Korean ibis, which disappeared from South Korea during the study, marks it on the bird's ankle and sends it to North Korea, and asks a Japanese scholar for help. One day, while observing a black starling, his father, Dr. Yun, sees a dog tag on a bird's ankle and learns that it was put on by his son in South Korea.
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Won Jun Yu
Dr. Yun
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Mun Ye-bong
Mother
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Cho Myung-sun
Son
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Kang Sang-geum
Sang-ok
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Ri Yong-song
Jeon-su
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Kim Jun-sik
Yamanashi
Ryang Yong-hui
Yoshiko
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Mun Yeong-ae
Kyung-ok
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Kim Ryon-Hwa
Gisuk
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Han Bok-sil
Yun-hee
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Ahn Hyun chul
Sang-bae
Chang-bom Rim Director · Jong-sang Rim Writer Kim Young-sil Editor
First release December 31, 1992 · Produced in North Korea · Original title 새
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Korean Art Film Studio
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North Korea
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Original title
새
Original language
Korean
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Korean
Release dates
North Korea · December 31, 1992
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No release date listed for United States.
South Korea
August 16, 2019 · Premiere · PyeongChang International Peace Film Festival
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