''Passion Portrait'' (; lit. ''Portrait of the Days of Youth'') is a

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n film directed by

Kwak Ji-kyoon Kwak Ji-kyoon (born Kwak Jung-kyoon, November 10, 1954 – May 25, 2010) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kwak made his directorial debut in 1986 with the film ''Winter Wanderer'', and later directed '' Portrait of the Days of Y ...

. It was chosen as Best Film at the

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Plot

Melodrama about a university student's experiences with love and political ideologies.

Cast

* Jung Bo-seok *

Lee Hye-sook Lee Hye-sook (born September 4, 1962) is a South Korean actress. She began acting in 1979, and has remained active in Korean cinema and television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting mo ...

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Ok So-ri Ok So-ri (; born 23 December 1968) is a South Korean actress. "Ok So-ri" is her stage name; her real name is Ok Bo-gyeong (옥보경). Ok made her debut in a TV commercial in 1987. She appeared in the TV series ''Hero's Diary'' in 1994. Adulte ...

*Jeon In-taek *Lee Hee-do *

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*Yu Yeong *O Seung-myeong *Kook Jong-hwan

Bibliography

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References

Best Picture Grand Bell Award winners 1990s Korean-language films South Korean drama films Films directed by Kwak Ji-kyoon {{SouthKorea-film-stub