Adultery Tree

Adultery Tree (Korean: 자녀목; RR: Janyeomok) is a 1985 South Korean film directed by Jung Jin-woo. It was awarded Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards ceremony.[1][2]

Adultery Tree
Theatrical poster for Adultery Tree (1985)
Hangul자녀목
Hanja恣女木
Revised RomanizationJanyeomok
McCune–ReischauerChanyŏmok
Directed byJung Jin-woo
Produced byJung Jin-woo
Written byChi Sang-hak
StarringWon Mi-kyung
Music byHan Sang-ki
CinematographyLee Seong-chun
Edited byHyeon Dong-chun
Distributed byWoo Jin Films Co., Ltd.
Release date
  • March 1, 1985 (1985-03-01)
Running time
125 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Synopsis

In this historical drama, the matriarch of an aristocratic family makes the lady Yeon-ji's life miserable due to her inability to bear children. The matriarch brings a surrogate mother into the family, and orders Yeon-ji to kill herself. Yeon-ji hangs herself at the hanging tree used for women who have engaged in adultery.

Cast

References
  1. Lee Young-il (1988). The History of Korean Cinema. Translated by Richard Lynn Greever. Seoul: Motion Picture Promotion Corporation. pp. 275–278. ISBN 89-88095-12-X.
  2. "Grand Bell Awards, South Korea". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
Preceded by
Mulleya Mulleya		 Grand Bell Awards for Best Film
1984		 Succeeded by
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