14 Dec 2017
The Namesake
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A Petal
Standing on the threshold of your heart, she longs to be comforted…
A young girl is caught up in the 1980 Gwangju massacre, where Korean soldiers killed hundreds, if not thousands, of protesters who opposed the country's takeover by the military the year before. Flashbacks show the girl seeing her mother shot to death in the massacre. The film spurred the Korean public to demand the truth behind the incident, and their government eventually opened previously classified files on the massacre.
Top Billed Cast
이정현 Girl
문성근 Mr. Jang
이영란 Mother
설경구 Us
추상미 Us
박광정 Kim Sang-tae
허준호 Driver
동방우 Worker
안석환 Manager
류태호 Merchant
오지혜 Passenger
박충선 Driver
Yoo Soon-chul Worker
홍석연 Worker
민경진 Worker
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