Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet
“The poems that are untold, the youth that is unfinished.”
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Based on the life and work of Korea’s renowned poet, Yun Dong Ju. Dong Ju, while studying literature in Japan, was charged and detained for having participated in the Korean Independence Movement. Known to have created hundreds of poems during his time in jail where he spent the last two years of his life, Dong Ju passed away at the young age of 27. Although it has not been proven, some believe he died due to medical experiments that were performed on his living body.
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A starkly beautiful, black and white portrait of a poet's struggle. It's a quiet, somber reflection on art, resistance, and the heavy weight of history. Feels deeply personal and tragically profound.
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