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Korea

1996 · 87 min · Director: Cathal Black ★ IMDb 7.2 · 153 ratings

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Set in 1950s rural Ireland, this is a powerful story of the relationship between father and so. Amid emigration and war, John Doyle’s feud with Ben Moran resurfaces after Ben’s son dies in Korea. As John's son Eamon falls for Una Moran, old hatreds threaten young love in a tragic, modern Romeo and Juliet tale.

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Korea (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  2. Hope10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Cast

DD
Donal Donnelly

DD
Donal Donnelly

John Doyle

FM
Fiona Molony

VA
Vass Anderson

VA
Vass Anderson

Ben Moran

EW
Eileen Ward

PF
Pat Fitzpatrick

CC
Christopher Callery

SM
Sadie Maguire

PM
Peter MacNamee

GW
Gus Ward

SH
Stephen Holland

Luke Moran

SD
Siobhán Dooney

Mary Doyle

BH
Bill Hickey

Priest

CF
Cathal Farrelly

American attache

GR
Gary Reillly

1st Altar boy

CM
Charles McGuinness

2nd Altar boy

FS
Franci Smith

Veteran

DM
Dan Moynihan

Veteran

MO
Mick O'Brien

Veteran

CC
Catriona Canavan

Sean nós singer

Details

Directed by
Cathal Black
Written by
Cathal Black, Joe O'Byrne
Type
Movies
Released
1996
Runtime
87 min
Country
Ireland
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 153 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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