18 Mar 2022
In Our Prime
Ji-woo, an outcast at a prestigious private school, meets Hak-sung, the school janitor who is actually a mathematical genius who defected from North Korea.
48m
Ap-lok river flows between North Korea and China. A point along the river runs about 48 meters. There, North Koreans risk their lives by trying to cross the river. Real stories of those people who attempt to cross the river are told.
Top Billed Cast
박효주 Park Seon-hee
안세호 Choi Seok-ho
Ju Min-ha Park Hee-jin
Lee Jin-hui Ryoo Hwa-yeong
Ha Seok Hyeon Yong-joon
김용진 Ri Seong-jin
조한철 
Ji an Hwang Ok-rim
Moon Seong-jin Kim Gwang-hyeon Chun-Duk
마동석 Himself
이영은 Son Ju-hyeon
이진희 Ryu Hwa-young
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