''I Will Survive'' is a 1993, South Korean
historical drama film
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swas ...
. It was entered into the
18th Moscow International Film Festival
The 18th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 1 to 12 July 1993. The Golden St. George was awarded to the French-Belarusian film ''Me Ivan, You Abraham'' directed by Yolande Zauberman.
Jury
* Claude Lelouch (France – President of t ...
where
Lee Deok-hwa
Lee Deok-hwa (born May 8, 1952) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Lee Deok-hwa studied theater and film at Dongguk University, and made his acting debut in 1972. He and his father, movie star Lee Ye-chun starred together in the 1975 horror film '' ...
won the award for Best Actor.
Plot
Man-seok is an
executioner
An executioner, also known as a hangman or headsman, is an official who executes a sentence of capital punishment on a legally condemned person.
Scope and job
The executioner was usually presented with a warrant authorising or order ...
from the butcher
caste
Caste is a form of social stratification characterised by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a style of life which often includes an occupation, ritual status in a hierarchy, and customary social interaction and exclusion based on cultura ...
and therefore discriminated against. One day, he receives a request from a
noble
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Places Antarctica
* Noble Glacier, King George Island
* Noble Nunatak, Marie Byrd Land
* Noble Peak, Wiencke Island
* Noble Rocks, Graham Land
Australia
* Noble Island, Great B ...
family that one of their condemned be executed without his head being cut off. Man-seok does as instructed, but when his payment is delivered by Sug-young, the daughter of the executed, he rapes her, motivated by his deep resentment against the
ruling elite
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. Later, she is arrested and sold into slavery. Feeling guilty, Man-seok buys her freedom, and the two eventually fall in love and settle down to a peaceful married life. However, their happiness is threatened when they are involved in a conspiracy against the enemies of Sug-young's family.
Cast
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Lee Deok-hwa
Lee Deok-hwa (born May 8, 1952) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Lee Deok-hwa studied theater and film at Dongguk University, and made his acting debut in 1972. He and his father, movie star Lee Ye-chun starred together in the 1975 horror film '' ...
... Man-seok
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Lee Mi-yeon
Lee Mi-yeon (born September 23, 1971) is a South Korean actress.
Filmography Film
Television series
Variety show
Music video
Theater
Discography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Jang Hang-sun
Jang Hang-sun (born Kim Bong-soo on February 22, 1947) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1947 births
Living people
20th-century S ...
* Lee Il-woong
* Nam Bo-won
* Yang Taek-jo
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Sunwoo Yong-nyeo
Sunwoo Yong-nyeo (born Jung Yong-rye on August 15, 1945) is a South Korean actress. Sunwoo originally wanted to become a classical ballerina, but when she passed TBC's open recruitment in 1965, this led to her entertainment debut as a dancer on ...
References
External links
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Reviewat Koreanfilm.org
1990s historical drama films
1993 films
1990s Korean-language films
Films set in the Joseon dynasty
South Korean historical drama films
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