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2021/02/05 Shin Sang-ok definitely moved over it with Dongsimcho , a movie that does make a comment about the state of women in Korea in the 50s, but overall, falls victim to its intense sentimentalism and excessive story. Lee Sook-hee is a 38-year-old widow who lost her husband in the Korean War, and is now living with her only daughter, Kyeong-hee, trying to make ends meet after the dress shop she was running failed, following her getting conned out of all her money. Her situation would be even more dire if the brother of a friend, Kim Sang-gyoo, had not had loaned some money to fend off her debtors. Expectedly, the two of them have fallen in love during the time they spent together, but Sang-gyoo is engaged to the daughter of his boss, Ok-ju. The debt and their feelings continue to connect the two, but the situation is very difficult, particularly since Sang-gyoo s older sister, Mrs. Kim pressures both him to proceed with the marriage and Sook-hee to return the mo ....