A Distant Place

Mar 18, 2021

1h 59m

★ 5.9

Unfamiliar but beautiful.

Overview

A sheep farmer whose remote and quiet life is disturbed by the arrival of both his lover and his twin sister.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Jeonju International Film Festival

GREEN NARAE MEDIA

A Distant Place Trailers

Cast

Jin-woo

Kang Gil-woo

Hyeon-min

Hong Kyung

Eun-yeong

Lee Sang-hee

Joong-man

Ki Joo-bong

Moon-kyeong

Ki Do-young

Myeong-soon

Choi Geum-soon

Seol

Kim Si-ha

Doctor

Choi Won Yong

Military Leader

Jang Woo-jin

Poetry Student

Hong Da-ye

Poetry Student

Lee Mi-kyung

Poetry Student

Lee In-ja

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