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Swallow(2023)
Status: Released
Date: 2023-04-12
67%
3 Votes
Time: 2h 16m
Overview:
When his mother goes missing, Lee Ho-yeon sets out to search for her. In the course of that journey, he discovers his parents' pasts during the democracy protests of the 1980s when student activists rose up against the repressive Chun Doo-hwan regime. Reading a book written by his mother, Ho-yeon uncovers a story of hope, love and betrayal, and struggles to understand painful secrets that have been hidden away for thirty years.
Languages: Korean.
Countries:
South Korea
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Swallow
Top 10 Billed Cast
윤박
Swallow
우지현
Ho-yeon
박미현
Eun-sook
장희령
Eun-sook (young)
이대연
Hyun-soo
박소진
Eun-mi
유인수
Hyun-soo (young)
박명신
Jin-gyeong
Jeon Soo-jin
Jin-gyeong (young)
박수영
Manager Kim
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Overview
When his mother goes missing, Lee Ho-yeon sets out to search for her. In the course of that journey, he discovers his parents' pasts during the democracy protests of the 1980s when student activists rose up against the repressive Chun Doo-hwan regime. Reading a book written by his mother, Ho-yeon uncovers a story of hope, love and betrayal, and struggles to understand painful secrets that have been hidden away for thirty years.
Release Date
2023-04-12
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6.7
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