Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
"There's nothing I won't do to support my family!"
Set in a village right after the Korean War, poor but good-hearted Heo Sam-gwan sets out to win the most beautiful girl in the village, Heo Ok-ran, by selling his blood to earn money. Years later, the two are happily married with three children, but their family undergoes a crisis when Sam-gwan's eldest son doesn't resemble him and rumors spread about the boy's paternity.
Directed by Ha Jung-woo
Written by: Yu Hua, Ha Jung-woo, Kim Joo-ho
Produced by: Billy Acumen, Kim Woo-taek
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