Storyline
Yeong-shin and Dong-hyuk graduate from college with a cause. They plan to bring education and modernization to farmers living in the rural area of their hometown. When they arrive, the pair immediately get to work, Dong-hyuk builds a village hall and starts aiding the farmers while Yeong-shin tries to gather the children to form a school. However, the villagers at first resent and resist the pair. It is not until one child, Ok-bun, takes the initiative and and learns to read under Yeong-shin’s care that the villages trust the pair and allow their children to be taken from the fields and taught reading, writing and math.
Cast & Crew
Choi Eun-hee
Chae Yeong-shin
Lead
Shin Young-kyun
Park Dong-hyuk
Heo Chang-kang
Geon-bae
Do Kum-bong
Geon-bae's wife
Shin Seong-il
Won-jae
Yoon Il-bong
Dong-hwa (Dong-hyuk's younger brother)
Park Seong-dae
Gap-san
Han Eun-jin
Won-jae's wife
What People Are Saying
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Shin Sang-ok's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Evergreen is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
