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Jiseul
Jiseul

Jiseul

1948, One Island, One Giant Grave.

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DramaHistoryWar

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The populace of a South Korean island rebels against police brutality. The protesters are labeled as communists, and the army is dispatched.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

19 January 2013

Country

South Korea

Cast

Oh Young-soon

Oh Young-soon

Moo-dong's Mother

Moon Suk-bum

Moon Suk-bum

Won-sik

Kim Dong-ho

Kim Dong-ho

Soon-duk's Father

Kim Soon-duk

Kim Soon-duk

Soon-duk's Mother

Son Wook

Son Wook

Byung-ho

Yang Jung-won

Yang Jung-won

Yong-pil

Lee Kyung-joon

Lee Kyung-joon

Kyung-joon

Park Soon-dong

Park Soon-dong

Mu-dong

Sung Min-chul

Sung Min-chul

Man-chul

Choi Eun-mi

Choi Eun-mi

Moo-dong's Wife

Hong Sang-pyo

Hong Sang-pyo

Sang-pyo

Jo Eun

Jo Eun

Choon-ja

Kang Hee

Kang Hee

Soon-duk

Son Yoo-kyung

Son Yoo-kyung

Choon-sub

Cho Yi-jun

Cho Yi-jun

Moo-dong's Daughter

Jang Kyung-sub

Jang Kyung-sub

Master Sergeant Kim

Lee Kyung-sik

Lee Kyung-sik

Sergeant First Class Ko

Joo Jung-ae

Joo Jung-ae

Joo Jung-gil

Baek Jong-hwan

Baek Jong-hwan

Corporal Baek

Uh Sung-wook

Uh Sung-wook

Sang-duk

Kim Hyung-jin

Kim Hyung-jin

Dong-soo

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