Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
“There's nothing I won't do to support my family!”
RomanceDramaHistory
Set in a village right after the Korean War, poor but good-hearted Heo Sam-gwan sets out to win the most beautiful girl in the village, Heo Ok-ran, by selling his blood to earn money. Years later, the two are happily married with three children, but their family undergoes a crisis when Sam-gwan's eldest son doesn't resemble him and rumors spread about the boy's paternity.
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A deeply affecting, decades-spanning portrait of a man's unwavering devotion and the quiet sacrifices made for family. It's a somber yet ultimately hopeful look at love tested by hardship and societal judgment.
melancholicheartbreakingbittersweetresilientslow-burnperiod dramaarthousesocial realismhistoricalfamilysacrificepaternitysocial classlove
