Do You See Seoul?

May 8, 2008

1h 24m

★ 6.7

Overview

In 1976 on a remote island, schoolteacher Eun-young wants to take her students on a field trip to a cookie factory in Seoul. Even though the parents don't like the idea, Eun-young succeeds in taking them. But once they arrive in the complicated city, students become fascinated with high-tech bicycles and get lost.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Kil-Su

Yoo Seung-ho

Adult Yoon-bok

Choi Bum-ho

Bus Driver

Yoon-jeong Choi

Mr. Jang

Jo Young-jin

Grandmother

Kyeong-ran Kim

Yeong-mi

Kim You-jung

Bun-rye

Mun Ka-young

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