Yeong-chool (around 10) lives happily with naughty young brother Yeong- moon and his parents in the house provided by the salt farm where the father works. But soon things start getting bad. The father is suffering from a mental disease that gets more and more serious, and the mother after having the a new baby has to overwork till a tragic ending. Soon after this Yeong-chool will have to take over and become the family man.
The most remarkable thing about this movie are the acting of both brother who deliver a pretty good performance, sadly none of them continued their acting career. The movie tries to depicts in a realistic way the hard life on the rural area in South Korea in the 70's, the importance of the community, the innocence of the youth (specially the young brother). Though it doesn't surprise and is pretty predictable, it's worth a watch.
The most remarkable thing about this movie are the acting of both brother who deliver a pretty good performance, sadly none of them continued their acting career. The movie tries to depicts in a realistic way the hard life on the rural area in South Korea in the 70's, the importance of the community, the innocence of the youth (specially the young brother). Though it doesn't surprise and is pretty predictable, it's worth a watch.
