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A Petal(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-04-05
70%
24 Votes
Time: 1h 41m
Standing on the threshold of your heart, she longs to be comforted…
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.
Languages: Korean.
Countries:
South Korea
ProductionCompanies:
Miracin Korea
Movie: A Petal
Top 10 Billed Cast
이정현
Girl
문성근
Mr. Jang
이영란
Mother
설경구
Us
추상미
Us
박광정
Kim Sang-tae
허준호
Driver
명계남
Worker
안석환
Manager
류태호
Merchant
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