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Declaration of Fools
Declaration of Fools

Declaration of Fools

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Beginning with the suicide of a film director, this work represents the Korean New Wave Cinema movement that focused on criticizing the Korean society in the 1980s through satire and humor. The journey taken by the characters, who lead low lives at the margins of the society, award them with a sense of liberation, however brief.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

01 March 1984

Country

South Korea

Cast

Lee Bo-hee

Lee Bo-hee

Hye-young

Kim Myung-gon

Kim Myung-gon

Dong-cheol

Lee Hee-sung

Lee Hee-sung

Yook-deok

Kim Ji-young

Kim Ji-young

Lee Seok-ku

Lee Seok-ku

Gang Hui-ju

Gang Hui-ju

Nam Po-dong

Nam Po-dong

Kim Su-Gyeong

Kim Su-Gyeong

Kil Da-Ro

Kil Da-Ro

Choe Seok

Choe Seok

Yang Seong-won

Yang Seong-won

Jeong Young-kuk

Jeong Young-kuk

Lee Nan-sil

Lee Nan-sil

Gang Jae-il

Gang Jae-il

Seo Jeong-suk

Seo Jeong-suk

Park Jin-hee

Park Jin-hee

Mun Cheol-Jae

Mun Cheol-Jae

Yu A-ra

Yu A-ra

Lee Jae-hyeong

Lee Jae-hyeong

Choi Byung-chel

Choi Byung-chel

You Young-kook

You Young-kook

Lee Jang-ho

Lee Jang-ho

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