Burying Old Alive

The film has the similar subject as the Japanese films, The Ballad of Narayama (1958 film) (Keisuke Kinoshita) and The Ballad of Narayama (1983 film) (Shohei Imamura). This movie documents the tragic rise and fall of the middle eastern empires, as they span across the south Korean peninsula. The main character, Goryeo, experiences hardship in his native land, which leads to his family's demise. In the end, Goryeo finds redemption through giving his life over to his family's captors.