People of the Slum
Kkobangdongne salamdeul
South Korea
1982
108 Min
Color
Korean
Synopsis
The movie tells the stories of the diverse inhabitants living together in a poor neighborhood of Seoul in the early 1980s people who had nothing to their name after leaving their hometowns for the city. The central focus is placed on Myeong-suk, known by her nickname “Black Gloves.” The camera realistically depicts the structural contradictions of Seoul by using long shots to capture urban development sites and alienated slums. —koreafilm.org
Director
Bae Chang-ho
Bae Chang-Ho was born in Taegu, 1953. Upon graduating with business degree at Yonsei University, he met LEE Jang-Ho in 1977 and jumped into the film industry. He started out as an assistant director to LEE’s [Windy but Pleasant Day] in 1980 and made his debut in 1982 with [People in a Slum.] He became commercially successful with [Whale Hunting] and [Deep Blue Night], while establishing his own style with [Hwang Jin-I.] [My Heart] is his second feature with his wife Kim Yu-Mi as the main actress, after 1996’s [Love Story.] —BIFF
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