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Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet

2016 · 111 min

A quiet, sorrowful black-and-white portrait of two friends whose ideals divide them under a brutal occupation.

Tagline: The poems that are untold, the youth that is unfinished.
Overview: Based on a true story, renowned Korean poet, Yun Dong-ju, is detained and abused by the Japanese for participating in the Korean Independence Movement.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, bleak and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Friendship, identity, betrayal, politics
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
identity
betrayal
politics
art
Places: big city
school
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none