Prior to the adoption of Confucianism, it was the tradition to abandon one's parents on a mountainside if they were over 70 years of age. In the ancient kingdom of Goryeo, now modern Korea, a nobleman defies this tradition when he refuses to leave his mother to starve to death.

• DirectorKim Ki-young
• Release15 March 1963
• GenreDrama
• Duration1h 50m
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  7.2
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  Korea Art Films