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I Am a Truck (1953)

I Am a Truck (1953)

Documentary
Release Date: 1953, January 1
Directors: Kim Ki-young
Countries: South Korea
Production: U.S.I.S., U.S.I.S., Liberty Production (KR), Liberty Production (KR), Liberty Production (KR)

Overview:

Worldy renowned for his masterpiece The Housemaid (1960), Kim Ki-young debuts with his first short film I Am a Truck (1953), which was sponsored by UN and made a year after the armistice of the Korean War. This film is a fascinating glimpse into the mind of a soon-to-be powerful auteur and influential filmmaker in the post-war Korean cinema, if not the whole history of Korean cinema.

Keywords:

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