Korea's First Women's Prison Story: True-Crime Drama '47 Years, 7 Months' Set for Release

Director Han Myeong-gu: "The responsibility society hides behind crime must be questioned"

UN Journal Kayla Lee | A women's human rights film based on a true story — "47 Years, 7 Months: A Female Professor's Outing" — has made its public debut through a production showcase, with a formal audience release now announced. Director Han Myeong-gu's film held its production showcase on June 30 of last year at the Korea House folk theater in Jung-gu, Seoul, where the director officially introduced the film's production background and its core message. The film traces the tragic life of a woman who, after suffering sexual violence within the family during childhood, found herself cut off fr