Fantastic Parasuicides

Nov 8, 2007

1h 32m

★ 5.0

Overview

Fantastic Parasuicides is an omnibus film consisting of three short films that come together under the common theme of suicide. The three stories are Hanging Tough, Fly Away Chicken and Happy Birthday by indie directors Chang-ho Cho, Sung-ho Kim and Soo-young Park.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Indiestory

Fantastic Parasuicides Trailers

Cast

Gina (segment "Hanging Tough")

Han Yeo-reum

Min-ho (segment "Hanging Tough")

Tablo

School Nurse (segment "Hanging Tough")

Kim Ga-yeon

Teacher (segment "Hanging Tough")

Park Hwi-soon

Gina's Mother (segment "Hanging Tough")

Lee Hyun-jeong

Police Officer (segment "Fly Away, Chicken!")

Kim Nam-jin

Woman (segment "Fly Away, Chicken!")

Lee Hye-sang

Motel Owner (segment "Fly Away, Chicken!")

Jeong Ae-hwa

Lim-Chun-bong (segment "Happy Birthday")

Jung Jae-jin

Philip (segment "Happy Birthday")

Kang In-Hyeong

Won-jang (segment "Happy Birthday")

Park Jin-young

Tae-mi (segment "Happy Birthday")

Sim Cheol-jong

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