Park Nam Ok

Name: Park Nam Ok
Native name: 박남옥
Nationality: South Korean
Gender: Female
Born: February 24, 1923
Died: April 8, 2017

Park Nam Ok was a Korean film director. Park was considered to be the first Korean woman to direct a domestic film in her country. After she dropped out of Ewha Women’s University, she worked as a reporter in Daegu. She first stepped into the film industry as an editor and script supervisor in Chosun movie film production company. Her debut film The Widow describes the realities and conflicts that post-war widows had to endure with keen insight. The film was favorably received thanks to the tricky angles only possible to a female director, and the tempo of events which were clear and likable.

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Year	Title	Type	Rating
1955	The Widow	Movie	6.8

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