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''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.


Cast

* Kim Jin-kyu as Pak Hun *
Moon Hee Moon Hee (born July 16, 1947) is a South Korean actress active since 1965. She was born in Pusan, South Korea in 1947. While attending Seorabeol Art College with a film and theater major, Moon applied for recruiting new actors by KBS TV. When ...
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 This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
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

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List of submissions to the 41st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 41st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films ...
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List of South Korean submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film South Korea has submitted films to compete for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1962. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture ...


References


External links

* * Best Picture Blue Dragon Film Award winners 1960s Korean-language films South Korean historical drama films Films directed by Yu Hyun-mok {{SouthKorea-film-stub