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Granny Poetry Club

2019-02-27 Documentary 1hr 39m

The grannies from Chilgok memorized the multiplication table in Japanese and lived their entire lives illiterate in Korean. This was because in 1937, the Japanese Governor-General of Korea banned the usage and education of the Korean language in all schools. These grannies from Chilgok had given everything for their children's education despite the backbreaking burden and workload. Then one day a Korean school opened in their village and sparked a fire in their hearts. As they learned the Korean alphabet, they became literary ladies who see poetry in everything in the world. "Poems here. Poems there. Poems are all over the place."

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The grannies from Chilgok memorized the multiplication table in Japanese and lived their entire lives illiterate in Korean. This was because in 1937, the Japanese Governor-General of Korea banned the usage and education of the Korean language in all schools. These grannies from Chilgok had given everything for their children's education despite the backbreaking burden and workload. Then one day a Korean school opened in their village and sparked a fire in their hearts. As they learned the Korean alphabet, they became literary ladies who see poetry in everything in the world. "Poems here. Poems there. Poems are all over the place."

  • Released
    2019-02-27
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  • Runtime
    1hr 39m
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    한국어/조선말
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  • Production
    Indieplug, DANEW FILM

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Kim Jae-hwan
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A Review by maketheSWITCH 7

Written by maketheSWITCH on 2019-09-13

The best part of this film is, it’s unexpected. This documentary tracks a group of unlikely people in a very peculiar and undocumented situa... read more

The best part of this film is, it’s unexpected. This documentary tracks a group of unlikely people in a very peculiar and undocumented situation. It brings to surface conflict and displacement brought on by the 1930s and unearths a very unique struggle, a never-before-seen spectacle. It’s completely different, its characters are idiosyncratic, and I don’t think this film could be compared to anything else. For someone who has a fear of growing old, it's rewarding to be reminded that age is but a number, and we are only as limited as we think we are. - Lily Meek Read Lily's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-granny-poetry-club-growing-old-friendship-learning-and-poetry

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A Review by SWITCH.

The best part of this film is, it’s unexpected. This documentary tracks a group of unlikely people in a very peculiar and undocumented situation. It brings to surface conflict and displacement brought on by the 1930s and unearths a very uni...

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A Review by maketheSWITCH 7

Written by maketheSWITCH on 2019-09-13

The best part of this film is, it’s unexpected. This documentary tracks a group of unlikely people in a very peculiar and undocumented situation. It brings to surface conflict and displacement brought...

read more