The Road to Sampo

Directed by Lee Man-hee-I (이만희)

Written by Yoo Dong-hoon (유동훈)

95min | Release date in South Korea: 1975/05/23

Synopsis
Going through a jail and a site of construction, a young laborer Yeong-dal meets middle aged Mr. Jeong on his way to his hometown Sampo after ten years' absence. They become to know a waitress Baek-hwa who runs away from a restaurant and then, they travel together. Arriving at the destination Kangcheon Station, Mr. Jeong is disappointed at the changes of the old village by building a hotel. Yeong-dal and Mr. Jeong stay at Sampo not as the hometown but as the site of living. Baek-hwa leaves Sampo with a ticket Yeong-dal buys her with his last money.

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