Movie: A Petal

Top 10 Billed Cast

Lee Jung-hyun
이정현

Girl

Moon Sung-keun
문성근

Mr. Jang

Lee Young-lan
이영란

Mother

Sul Kyung-gu
설경구

Us

Chu Sang-mi
추상미

Us

Park Kwang-jung
박광정

Kim Sang-tae

Huh Joon-ho
허준호

Driver

Dong Bang-woo
동방우

Worker

Ahn Suk-hwan
안석환

Manager

Ryu Tae-ho
류태호

Merchant

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  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    1996-04-05

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
  • Tagline

    Standing on the threshold of your heart, she longs to be comforted…

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    한국어/조선말
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