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Apostle(2014)
Status: Released
Date: 2014-02-13
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In a small North Korean village near the border of China, there are believers who get together in an underground church, away from the eyes of the persecuting government. When the missionary from China, their only support route, is cut off, things begin to get very tense. Chulho, who had been arrested along with his wife, returns. After losing his wife in the interrogations, Chulho had been released and unseen for 2 years before coming back to his home, claiming that he had been commanded by God to lead the believers across the border and into South Korea. The brothers wonder if Chulho is trustworthy, and whether it is the right thing to do to leave their homeland.
Languages: Korean.
Countries:
South Korea
ProductionCompanies:
Mountain Pictures
Mains Entertainment
Movie: Apostle
Top 7 Billed Cast
김인권
Cheolho Ju
홍경인
Ujin Jang
최규환
Hojin Yu
김재화
Bohui
Choi Sun-ja
Grandmother
Jo Min-jae
Il-gook
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In a small North Korean village near the border of China, there are believers who get together in an underground church, away from the eyes of the persecuting government. When the missionary from China, their only support route, is cut off, things begin to get very tense. Chulho, who had been arrested along with his wife, returns. After losing his wife in the interrogations, Chulho had been released and unseen for 2 years before coming back to his home, claiming that he had been commanded by God to lead the believers across the border and into South Korea. The brothers wonder if Chulho is trustworthy, and whether it is the right thing to do to leave their homeland.
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2014-02-13
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