Duck Town

Apr 19, 2018

1h 27m

★ 6.0

Three youths struggle to find their own path of living in Duck town.

Overview

Hee-jung hopes to leave Daegu and transfer to a university in Seoul. She works at a ticket office for paddle boats to save up for her tuition. One day while she dozes off, someone attempts suicide.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Korean Academy of Film Arts

Indiestory

Korean Film Council

Duck Town Trailers

Cast

Hee-jung

Lee Se-young

Young-mok

Kim Hyun-joon

Hee-joon

Nam Tae-boo

Mr. Park

Kang Shin-il

Non-believable Woman

Jung Yi-seo

Middle-aged Woman

Park Hyun-young

Byeong-soo

Ko Gun-han

Suicidal Man

Park Ji-soo

Mi-roo

Yuha Lee

Pisbee

Oh Dong-min

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