A Petal

Apr 5, 1996

1h 41m

★ 6.8

Standing on the threshold of your heart, she longs to be comforted…

Overview

A young girl is caught up in the 1980 Gwangju massacre, where Korean soldiers killed hundreds, if not thousands, of protesters who opposed the country's takeover by the military the year before.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Miracin Korea

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Cast

Girl

Lee Jung-hyun

Mr. Jang

Moon Sung-keun

Mother

Lee Young-ran

Sul Kyung-gu

Chu Sang-mi

Kim Sang-tae

Park Kwang-jung

Driver

Huh Joon-ho

Worker

Dong Bang-woo

Manager

Ahn Suk-hwan

Merchant

Ryu Tae-ho

Passenger

Oh Ji-hye

Driver

Park Choong-seon

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