The Rose That Swallowed Thorn (1979)
College girl Jang-mi, has trouble coping after her break up with with Kyu-sik. She suffers from the relationship with her emotionally distant father and falls for a mid-aged man she encounters on a train. This she abandons because he's married, and wanders aimlessly into being a prostitute. Kyu-sik's harsh judgment when he finds out, leads to her overdose on sleeping pills. This results in her stay in a mental hospital where she may fall in love again. But can her dreams of married bliss happen, considering her past?
- Parental Guidance: PG-13
- Release Date: 1979-09-28
- Runtime: 1h 53min
- Production Company: Woo-jin Films
- Production Country: South Korea
- Director: Chung Jin-woo
- Writer: Lee Hee-woo
