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Standing on the threshold of your heart, she longs to be comforted… - A Petal
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Title: A Petal

Release Date: 5 Apr 1996

Runtime: 1h 41m

Genre: Drama

Director: Miracin Korea

Production Companies: Miracin Korea

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.

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Average Vote: 7 (24 votes)

Cast

  • Girl: Lee Jung-hyun
  • Mr. Jang: Moon Sung-keun
  • Mother: Lee Young-lan
  • Us: Sul Kyung-gu
  • Us: Chu Sang-mi
  • Kim Sang-tae: Park Kwang-jung
  • Driver: Huh Joon-ho
  • Worker: Dong Bang-woo
  • Manager: Ahn Suk-hwan
  • Merchant: Ryu Tae-ho
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