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The First Issue
The First Issue

The First Issue

Genres

Drama

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The First Issue is composed of five short films created between 2016 and 2018: "The Designated Driver", "Let's Get Divorced", "Ambivalently Yours", " Sorry", and "The Congressman".

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

17 January 2019

Country

South Korea

Cast

Jung Hyung-suk

Jung Hyung-suk

Designated Driver (segment "The Designated Driver")

Moon Jong-won

Moon Jong-won

Deputy Moon (segment "The Designated Driver")

Jo Dal-hwan

Jo Dal-hwan

Chief Yoon (segment "The Designated Driver")

Kim Jong-goo

Kim Jong-goo

Taxi driver (segment "The Designated Driver")

Kim Jae-hwa

Kim Jae-hwa

Hye-soo (segment "Let's Get Divorced")

Jo Min-jae

Jo Min-jae

Sang-min (segment "Let's Get Divorced")

Seo Dong-gab

Seo Dong-gab

Min-seong (segment "Let's Get Divorced")

Lee Yeong-jin

Lee Yeong-jin

Ji-young (segment "Ambivalently Yours")

Baek Soo-jang

Baek Soo-jang

Hyung-gu (segment "Ambivalently Yours")

Ji Il-ju

Ji Il-ju

Yoo-han (segment "Ambivalently Yours")

Song Dong-hwan

Song Dong-hwan

Dong-hwan (segment "Ambivalently Yours")

Kang Chan-hee

Kang Chan-hee

Hyun-jun (segment "Sorry")

Yoon Sung-woo

Yoon Sung-woo

Hyun-jin (segment "Sorry")

Seo Jang-hyun

Seo Jang-hyun

Jeong-guk (segment "Sorry")

Kim Si-young

Kim Si-young

Jeong-guk's mother (segment "Sorry")

Yang Gwon-seok

Yang Gwon-seok

Stationery store owner (segment "Sorry")

Paek Seung-hwan

Paek Seung-hwan

Congressman (segment "The Congressman")

Lee Byeong-soo

Lee Byeong-soo

Aide / Snake / Judge (segment "The Congressman")

Lee Ji-hyeon

Lee Ji-hyeon

Strategist / Seung-hee (segment "The Congressman")

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