Declaration of Fools
Genres
Overview
Beginning with the suicide of a film director, this work represents the Korean New Wave Cinema movement that focused on criticizing the Korean society in the 1980s through satire and humor. The journey taken by the characters, who lead low lives at the margins of the society, award them with a sense of liberation, however brief.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
1984-03-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Korean
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
6.2
Lee Bo-hee
Hye-young
Kim Myung-gon
Dong-cheol
Lee Hee-sung
Yook-deok
Kim Ji-young
Lee Seok-ku
Gang Hui-ju
Nam Po-dong
Kim Su-Gyeong
Kil Da-Ro
Choe Seok
Yang Seong-won
Jeong Young-kuk
Lee Nan-sil
Gang Jae-il
Seo Jeong-suk
Park Jin-hee
Mun Cheol-Jae
Yu A-ra
Lee Jae-hyeong
Choi Byung-chel
You Young-kook
Lee Jang-ho
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