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Anyang, Paradise City(2010)
Status: Released
Date: 2010-09-01
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Time: 1h 42m
Overview:
Set in Anyang, South Korea, crew members for an upcoming documentary research the devastating fire that took occurred in a factory prior to the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. 22 female workers, who were locked in their dormitory, were killed in the fire. Along the way, the crew members also come across the past of Anyang, including the origin of the city's name ("Anyang" is a Buddhist term for "Paradise"), Buddhist temples, a search for a 500-year-old "grandma tree" and upcoming mayoral election.
Languages: Korean.
Countries:
South Korea
ProductionCompanies:
Anyang Public Art Project 2010
Movie: Anyang, Paradise City
Top 5 Billed Cast
한예리
STAFF 1
Min Young
STAFF 2
엄태구
STAFF 3
김종구
Local Historian
박찬경
Director
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