Pachinko – Ein einfaches Leben

...a sweeping epic filled with fantastic performances and a captivating story of survival.

...a sumptuous South Korean epic like nothing else on TV.

...a masterfully crafted, beautifully photographed, magnificently acted and profoundly resonant piece of work you’ll never forget.

Spanning pretty much the entire 20th century, it’s narratively bold, intellectually ambitious, visually stunning, incredibly moving — Pachinko is so full it makes most TV look anaemic in comparison.

...this quiet Korean masterpiece puts our TV dramas to shame.

It is a tribute to the stories that would not make it to the history books, including that of the women who tried to keep households alive.