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Sunset in My Hometown
Sunset in My Hometown

Sunset in My Hometown

My dearest Byeon-san, the most hated hometown.

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On the day that underground rapper Hak-soo fails his 7th audition, he receives a call from his hometown that his father is in the hospital. But he finds out that it was his father's plot to bring him to Byeon-san. To top it all, he is suspected as a phishing scam criminal and locked up in this small, boring suburb.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

123 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

04 July 2018

Country

South Korea

Cast

Park Jeong-min

Park Jeong-min

Hak-soo

Kim Go-eun

Kim Go-eun

Sun-mi

Jang Hang-seon

Jang Hang-seon

Hak-soo's Father

Go Joon

Go Joon

Yong-dae

Shin Hyun-been

Shin Hyun-been

Mi-kyung

Jeong Gyu-su

Jeong Gyu-su

Sun-mi's Father

Kim Jun-han

Kim Jun-han

Won-joon

Jeong Seon-cheol

Jeong Seon-cheol

Joong-sik

Bae Je-gi

Bae Je-gi

Sang-ryul

Lee Jung-hyun

Lee Jung-hyun

Alumni

Shin Mun-sung

Shin Mun-sung

Police Officer

Im Sung-jae

Im Sung-jae

Hak-gi

Bek Hyun-jin

Bek Hyun-jin

Bang-baek

Kim Se-gyeom

Kim Se-gyeom

Patient

Bae Young-ran

Bae Young-ran

Hye-ok

Choi Jung-hun

Choi Jung-hun

Goo-bok

Yoo Young-bin

Yoo Young-bin

Rapper

Song Duk-ho

Song Duk-ho

Rapper

Lee Seung-hun

Lee Seung-hun

Gold Medal

Park Soo-yeon

Park Soo-yeon

Student

Jo Ha-seok

Jo Ha-seok

Teacher

Ha Hyun-soo

Ha Hyun-soo

Classmate

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