The Book of Fish
“Born as noble, one dreams to be humble. Born as humble, the other dreams to be noble.”
HistoryDrama
When the scholar Jeong Yak-jeon is exiled to Heuksando Island during the Catholic Persecution of 1801, he decides to write a fish-based encyclopaedia.
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A quiet, visually stunning journey into exile. It feels like a gentle tide pulling you into a world of profound learning and unexpected human connection, all rendered in stark, beautiful black and white.
melancholiccontemplativesereneintrospectiveslow-burnmonochromaticperiod dramaarthouseknowledgenatureconnectionexile
fishfishingexileencyclopediablack and white19th centuryisland lifejoseon dynasty (1392–1910)living in exile
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