Sad Story of Self Supporting Child

Sad Story of Self Supporting Child
Theatrical poster for Sad Story of Self Supporting Child (1965)
Hangul	저 하늘에도 슬픔이
Revised Romanization	Jeo haneulaedo seulpeumi
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏ hanŭl-edo sŭlp‘ŭm-i
Directed by	Kim Su-yong[1]
Produced by	Shin Sang-ok
Written by	Shin Bong-Seung
Starring	Shin Young-kyun
Music by	Jeong Yoon-joo
Cinematography	Chun Jo-myuong
Edited by	Yu Jae-won
Distributed by	Shin Films Co., Ltd.
Release dates	May 5, 1965 (1965-05-05)
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Sad Story of Self Supporting Child (저 하늘에도 슬픔이 - Jeo haneuledo seulpeumi) aka Sorrow in the Heavens is a 1965 South Korean film directed by Kim Su-yong. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony. Actor Kim Yong-yeon was given a special award for his performance in the film at the Grand Bell Awards ceremony.^[2][3]

Synopsis

This family melodrama tells the story of Lee Yun-bok, a fourth-grader in a poor family. Unable to tolerate his father's gambling and cruelty, his mother leaves home. Yun-bok helps support the family by shining shoes, and keeps a journal. When his journal is made public in school, Yun-bok's father repents of his bad behavior, and his mother returns home.^[4]

Cast

• Shin Young-kyun^[4]
• Kim Cheon-man
• Ju Jeung-ryu
• Kim Yong-yeon
• Choe Nan-gyeong
• Hwang Jung-seun
• Kim Sin-jae
• Jo Mi-ryeong
• Jang Min-ho
• Kang Kye-shik

Bibliography

English

• "JEO HANEULEDO SEULPEUMI". The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 
• "JEO HANEULEDO SEULPEUMI (second entry)". The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 
• Jeo haneuledo seulpeumi (1965) at the Internet Movie Database
• "Sorrow Even Up in Heaven ( Jeo Haneul-edo Seulpeum...(1965)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-07-20. 

Korean

• 저 하늘에도 슬픔이 (in Korean). www.cine21.com. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 
• 저 하늘에도 슬픔이 (1965) (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-07-20. 

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