Movie: A Ball Shot by a Midget

Top 5 Billed Cast

Jeon Yang-ja
전양자

Mother

Geum Bo-ra
금보라

Young-hee

Ahn Sung-ki
안성기

Young-soo

Kim Chu-ryeon
김추련

Park Woo-chul

Lee Hyo-jeong
이효정

Young-ho

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    A dwarf and his poor, but loving, family who are forced out of their house by a real estate agent.

  • Release Date

    1981-10-17

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    5

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    한국어/조선말
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