At the 42nd Locarno International Film Festival , it was the winner of the 2nd runner up prize for the Young Critic 's Award . Also , it was presented during the 39th Berlin International Film Festival as well as the 3rd Singapore International Film Festival . Contemporary audiences may look upon '' Chilsu and Mansu '' as a comparatively light-hitting political statement , but taken within the context of 1980s Korean cinema and society , it was a bold attempt to mix popular and political cinema . It was not a box-office hit , but in reflecting the frustrations of a generation growing up under social inequality and authoritarian rule , '' Chilsu and Mansu '' has become one of the best-remembered Korean films of its era
39th Berlin International Film Festival
39th Berlin International Film Festival
Chilsu and Mansu