A Petal
Standing on the threshold of your heart, she longs to be comforted…
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
101 min
Release Date
1996-04-05
Status
Released
Original Language
Korean
Vote Count
24
Vote Average
7
Lee Jung-hyun
Girl
Moon Sung-keun
Mr. Jang
Lee Young-ran
Mother
Sul Kyung-gu
Us
Chu Sang-mi
Us
Park Kwang-jung
Kim Sang-tae
Huh Joon-ho
Driver
Dong Bang-woo
Worker
Ahn Suk-hwan
Manager
Ryu Tae-ho
Merchant
Oh Ji-hye
Passenger
Park Choong-seon
Driver
Yoo Soon-chul
Worker
Hong Seok-yeon
Worker
Min Kyung-jin
Worker
Shim Kwang-jin
Passenger
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