The Taebaek Mountains (Korean: 태백산맥; RR: Taebaek Sanmaek) is a 1994 South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek.
The film originates from the great river story Taebaegsanmaek consisting of 10 volumes written by Cho Jeong-rae.
The story describes generational conflict between the haves (proprietors and landlords) and have nots (peasants) that eventually develops into right and left wing ideology, respectively.
While showing why and how the conflict came about, the story depicts romantic, shamanic and Confucian aspects of the contemporaries.
Korean film scholar Kim Kyung-hyun described the reception of The Taebaek Mountains by audiences and critics as "lukewarm.