Director

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  PARK Nam-okPARK Nam-ok

  Born in 1923, Hayang, North Gyeongsang, Park Nam-ok is Korea’s first female director. After she dropped out of Ewha Women’s University, she worked as a reporter in Daegu. She first stepped into the film industry as an editor and script supervisor in Chosun movie film production company. Her debut film The Widow describes the realities and conflicts that post-war widows had to endure with keen insight. The film was favorably received thanks to the tricky angles only possible to a female director, and the tempo of events which were clear and likable.