Believe It or Not

Mar 9, 2018

0h 31m

★ 0.0

Overview

Over many years of division, North and South Korea have become like a hall of mirrors where it is difficult to tell the real from the false. Inspired by real people who have traveled between North and South amid this division, this film depicts a relationship between the two that is so deeply skewed that it is impossible to tell what anyone is working to achieve.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Action

Production Companies

Moho Film

Asia Culture Center

Believe It or Not Trailers

Cast

Lee Seol-hee

Lee Min-ji

Nam-gi

Oh Tae-kyung

Jang Tae-soo (south korea)

Uhm Hyo-seop

Ri Su-geun (north korea)

Park Ji-hwan

samuel

Yang Hyun-min

john

Kang Ki-young

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