The Avenger with a Flute (1986)
aka Hong Kil-dong
Genre: Action | Adventure | Kung Fu
Country: North Korea | Director: Kil-in Kim & Sang-ok Shin
Language: Korean | Subtitles: English (Optional, embedded in Mkv file)
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 | Length: 104mn
Dvdrip H264 Mkv – 752×576 – 25fps – 1.84gb
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0254387/
The illegitimate son of a nobleman defends peasants from greedy rulers, confounds local bandits, and struggles for permission to marry his tasty upper-crust sweetheart despite their vast societal differences. Then ninjas arrive.
Hong Kil-dong is often listed as among the best North Korean films; authors have noted the influence of Shin Sang-ok, a South Korean director abducted by the North Korean regime in 1978 and forced to make films. It is also known for its lack of propaganda and its criticism of policies of the North Korean regime (most notably the Songbun policy). In 2002, North Korean defectors in South Korea were surveyed by The Chosun Ilbo, and declared it the best North Korean film. Simon Fowler of The Guardian wrote that “With heaped spoonfuls of Shaw Brothers-inspired kung fu, the film is unlike the entire pantheon of North Korean cinema that had gone before it. This is a film that needs no historical context to be watched and most unusually for North Korean film, can quite easily be enjoyed.”
The Avenger with a Flute (1986)
many thanks for the re-up!