''Descendants of Cain'' (
카인의 후예 – ''Kaineui huye'') is a 1968 South Korean film directed by
Yu Hyun-mok
Yu Hyun-mok (July 2, 1925 – June 28, 2009) was a South Korean film director. Born in Sariwon, Hwanghae, Korea (North Korea today), he made his film debut in 1956 with ''Gyocharo'' (''Crossroads''). According to the website koreanfilm.org, ...
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Plot
An anti-communist film depicting North Koreans extorting the land and property of civilians in the name of revolution after the liberation from Japan in 1945.
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Cast
* Kim Jin-kyu as Pak Hun[
* Moon Hee as O Jang-nyeo
*]Park Nou-sik
Park Noh-sik (February 4, 1930 – April 3, 1995) was a South Korean actor. Park was born in Suncheon, South Jeolla province, Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at o ...
as Do-seop
*Jang Dong-he
*Jeong Min
*Choe Bong
*Yang Hun
*Jang hoon
*Kim Chil-seong
*Seong So-min
Awards
At the Blue Dragon Film Awards in 1968, it won the award for Best Film. The film was also selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 41st Academy Awards
The 41st Academy Awards were presented on April 14, 1969, the first to be staged at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. For the first time since the 11th Academy Awards, there was no host.
''Oliver!'' is the only Best Picture winne ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.]
See also
* List of submissions to the 41st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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References
External links
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Best Picture Blue Dragon Film Award winners
1960s Korean-language films
South Korean historical drama films
Films directed by Yu Hyun-mok
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