Last Sight of Heung-Nam

Apr 14, 1984

1h 44m

★ 0.0

Overview

A North Korean soldier is severely wounded. He surrenders and is rescued by the South. The North Korean soldier surrendered to meet his father in the South. The soldier's last name is Han. He is 31 years old. His hometown is Heungnam. With those words, the soldier falls into unconsciousness. Meanwhile, the Heungnam Refugees Association sets out to find the father. They find three possible matches.

Genres

War

Drama

Production Companies

Woo-jin Films

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Cast

Ji-hoon

Nam Koong-won

Young Ji-hoon

Lee Gu-sun

Ok-hui

Cho Yong-won

Chang-shik

Kim Jin-hae

Yeong-sook

Kim Hyung-ja

Deok-su

Baek Il-seob

In-ho

Choe Byeong-geun

Yeong-bin

Yeo Un-guk

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