The First Issue

Jan 17, 2019

1h 58m

★ 7.0

Overview

The First Issue is composed of five short films created between 2016 and 2018: "The Designated Driver", "Let's Get Divorced", "Ambivalently Yours", " Sorry", and "The Congressman".

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Triple Pictures

Contents Panda

White Picture

Silver Lining Studio

The First Issue Trailers

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Cast

Designated Driver (segment "The Designated Driver")

Jung Hyung-suk

Deputy Moon (segment "The Designated Driver")

Moon Jong-won

Chief Yoon (segment "The Designated Driver")

Jo Dal-hwan

Taxi driver (segment "The Designated Driver")

Kim Jong-goo

Hye-soo (segment "Let's Get Divorced")

Kim Jae-hwa

Sang-min (segment "Let's Get Divorced")

Jo Min-jae

Min-seong (segment "Let's Get Divorced")

Seo Dong-gab

Ji-young (segment "Ambivalently Yours")

Rie Young-zin

Hyung-gu (segment "Ambivalently Yours")

Baek Soo-jang

Yoo-han (segment "Ambivalently Yours")

Ji Il-ju

Dong-hwan (segment "Ambivalently Yours")

Song Dong-hwan

Hyun-jun (segment "Sorry")

Kang Chan-hee

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0.0

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8.3

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7.5

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8.0

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