Rice (Korean: , translit. Ssal) is a 1963 South Korean drama film directed by Shin Sang-ok.[2][3] The film was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 39th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[4]

Rice
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Directed byShin Sang-ok
Written byKim Kang-yun
Produced byShin Sang-ok
StarringShin Young-kyun
CinematographyKim Yeong-in
Edited byYang Seong-ran
Music byJeong Yoon-joo
Release date
  • 16 November 1963 (1963-11-16)
Running time
124 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget$1,388[1]

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Plot

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The farmers of Muju, Cheonbuk Province, are not only poor, one year they don't even have enough water to irrigate their rice paddies. Despite many attempts to dig a canal to the Geum River, they fail every single time.

Throughout these difficulties, the villagers find the strength to endure, until at last the military coup of 1962 brings in a government that gives them the support they need to escape starvation and ruin.

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References

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  1. ^ "Rice (1963)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Rice (Ssal) (1963)". Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. ^ "The North Korean Films of Shin Sang-ok" (PDF). ritsumei.ac. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  4. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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