Top billed cast

1. 

   Kim Jin-kyu

   Cheol-ho

2. 

   Choi Mu-ryong

   Yeong-ho

3. 

   Seo Ae-ja

   Myung-sook

4. 

   Kim Hye-jeong

   Miri

5. 

   No Jae-shin

   Mother

6. 

   Moon Jeong-suk

   Wife

7. 

   Yoon Il-bong

   Gyeong-sik

8. 

   Yu Gye-seon

   Madame

9. 

   Nam Chun-yeok

   Old Man

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Reviews

A review by deepkino

Written by deepkino on 2025-11-29

I’m struck by how Yoo Hyun-mok fuses Italian Neorealism with a distinctly Korean sense of moral paralysis, creating a portrait of post-war despair that still feels uncomfortably present. The film’s cramped interiors, handheld street scenes, and jarring cuts trap the viewer inside the same psychological claustrophobia that consumes its characters. Rather than depicting dramatic collapse, Obaltan shows a slow erosion—lives quietly worn down by debt, trauma, and a social order struggling to rebuild on spiritual ruins. Its bleakness isn’t decorative; it functions as a diagnosis, an autopsy...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
Korean

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• poverty
• family
• based on short story
• post war