

Crossing
Genres
Overview
Yong-soo is an ex-soccer player who lives in a small coal-mine village in North Korea with his wife and young son, Joon. Although living in extreme poverty like many other families in North Korea, the family is happy just to be with each other. Then one day, Yong-soo's pregnant wife becomes critically ill. Let alone medicine, Yong-soo can't even find food for her in North Korea. So he decides to secretly cross the border to China hoping to find the medicine for his wife.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
107 min
Release Date
2008-06-05
Status
Released
Original Language
Korean
Vote Count
35
Vote Average
7.1
Cha In-pyo
Kim Yong-soo
Shin Myeong-cheol
Kim Joon
Joo Ah-reum
Mi-seon
Jeong In-gi
Sang-cheol
Lee Young-hoo
Factory Manager
Kim Jae-rok
NGO Planner
Bae Joong-sik
Safety Officer
Jang So-yeon
Do Yong-gu
Jo Gyu-chul
Limping Young Man
Oh Min-ae
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