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Poongsan
Poongsan

Poongsan

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Poongsan has the unenviable - and death-defying - job of delivering messages across the North and South Korean border to separated families. When South Korean government agents ask him to smuggle in In-ok, the lover of a high-ranking North Korean defector, into the South, the damsel and rescuer fall in love instead.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

121 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

23 June 2011

Country

South Korea

Cast

Yoon Kye-sang

Yoon Kye-sang

Poongsan

Kim Gyu-ri

Kim Gyu-ri

In-ok

Choi Moo-seong

Choi Moo-seong

Team Leader

Kim Jong-soo

Kim Jong-soo

North Korean Defector

Joe Odagiri

Joe Odagiri

North Korean solider 1

Han Gi-joong

Han Gi-joong

Section chief

Yoo Ha-bok

Yoo Ha-bok

North Korean Public Officer

Jin Sun-kyu

Jin Sun-kyu

North Korean Solider

Kim Jae-rok

Kim Jae-rok

Mr. Yoon's Son

Kim Jung-pal

Kim Jung-pal

Hit Team 1

Yoo Soon-chul

Yoo Soon-chul

Grandfather

Bae Yong-geun

Bae Yong-geun

Wolf

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