Adapted from real history, it tells the story of the period of Japanese colonial rule, when more than 400 Koreans were forcibly conscripted to a warship island at sea to dig coal to work as laborers and comfort women, which was
extremely brutal.
The father and daughter who "stood their life" are reminiscent of the father and son who interpret family affection and bravery in "A Beautiful Life". They are completely comparable and very touching.
Su and Song are handsome and tough, but there is almost no intersection. The whole story structure is a bit scattered, and the lines always feel that they cannot be connected. Maybe this is also a way of expression.
I have seen the atrocities of Unit 731 on TV, and they almost wiped out human nature. In this film, the human nature distorted by war is so complicated and humble.
Peace is not easy to come by.
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