Heo Sam-gwan [Film and TV Commentary]

The story takes place in South Korea in the 1960s. Xu Sanguan (played by Ha Jung-woo), a poor young man living in a certain village, fell in love with Xu Yulan (played by Ha Ji-won), the most beautiful girl in the village. It was rumored that Magnolia was the girlfriend of the gangster He Xiaoyong, but Sanguan persuaded his future father-in-law with his perseverance and foolhardy energy, and he got the beauty as he wished. A few years after their marriage, the couple had three clever and naughty sons, Yi Le, Er Le and San Le, and the family's life was also enjoyable. However, Yile became more and more like He Xiaoyong, which caused a lot of discussion among the villagers. This made Xu Sanguan restless, and his feelings for Yulan and Yile seemed to have changed as a result. In that era when selling blood was common, Sanguan once exchanged his own blood for money. What he didn't expect was that in the rest of his life, he would have to sell blood again and again for his family. He was pale and frail, and his life was hanging by a thread... This film is adapted from Yu Hua's novel "Xu Sanguan Sells Blood"