Silver Stallion aka The Silver Stallion Will Never Come, is an award-winning 1991

1991 in film

The year 1991 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*April 28 - Bonnie Raitt marries actor Michael O'Keefe in New York* Terminator 2: Judgment Day, became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic.*November...

 South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n film. Based on the novel by An Chong-hyo.

Synopsis

Soldiers with the U.N. forces that entered Korea during the Korean War

Korean War

The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...

 rape a village girl named Eon-rae. The villagers ostracize Eon-rae and her son. Unable to make a living, Eon-rae joins the brothel district that has been set up near the U.N. base on the other side of the river from the village. The war and the introduction of U.S. culture break down the social order of the village. After several village children have died, the villagers put the blame on the prostitutes. Eventually the villagers, unable to maintain the village, leave their homes one by one. Eon-rae and her son also leave.

Cast

• Lee Hye-sook... Eon-rae
• Kim Bo-yeon... Yong-nyeo
• Cheon Moo-song... Hwang Hun-jang
• Sohn Chang-min... Seok-gu
• Yang Taek-jo... Lee Jang
• Bang Eun-hee... Soon-deok
• Lee Dae-ro... Chan Dol-bu
• Kim Hyeong-ja... Chan Dol-mo
• Lee Gi-yeong... Kang Ho-bu
• Hong Yun-jeong... Kang Ho-mo

Awards

• Montréal World Film Festival
  Montreal World Film Festival
  The Montreal World Film Festival , founded in 1977, is one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF...
  
   (1991)
  • Best Actress (Lee Hye-sook)
  • Best Screenplay (Jang Kil-su, Cho Jai-hong)
• Blue Dragon Film Awards
  Blue Dragon Film Awards
  The Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea....
  
   (1991)
  • Best Director (Jang Kil-su)
• Best Supporting Actress (Kim Bo-yeon)
• Baeksang Fine Arts Awards (1991)
  • Best Film
  • Best Actress (Lee Hye-sook)
• Yeongpyeong Awards (1991)
  • Best Actress (Lee Hye-sook)