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If You Were Me
If You Were Me

If You Were Me

Genres

Drama

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Anthology film of six shorts by leading Korean directors. Park Chan-Wook, tackles racial prejudice and the economic exploitation of immigrant workers through the real-life story of a Nepalese woman in Korea. Jeong Jae-Eun, tackles the plight of a paedophile released into the community. Yeo Gyun-Dong, invites disabled actor Kim Moon-Joo to re-enact his most famous protest. Im Soon-Rye, goes for the engrained sexism of Korean men with superb wit and, Park Jin-Pyo, confronts the horror of children forced into oral surgery to improve their English-speaking ability.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

14 November 2003

Country

South Korea

Cast

Jo Sun-kyung

Jo Sun-kyung

Sun-kyung (seg. 1)

Lee Seol-Hee

Lee Seol-Hee

Seol-hee (seg. 1)

Kil Hae-yeon

Kil Hae-yeon

Madame (seg. 1)

Ju Jin-mo

Ju Jin-mo

Teacher (seg. 1)

Jeon Ha-eun

Jeon Ha-eun

Kid (seg. 2)

Baek Jong-hak

Baek Jong-hak

Man (seg. 2)

Byeon Jung-su

Byeon Jung-su

Mom (seg. 2)

Kim Moon-joo

Kim Moon-joo

Moon-joo (seg. 3)

Lee Young-hee

Lee Young-hee

Mother / Rabbit Nurse (seg. 3 / seg. 4)

Hwang Oh-yeon

Hwang Oh-yeon

Father (seg. 3)

Jeon Eun-hye

Jeon Eun-hye

Younger Sister (seg. 3)

Kim Se-dong

Kim Se-dong

Doctor (seg. 4)

Dong Hyo-hee

Dong Hyo-hee

Mom (seg. 4)

Kim Soo-min

Kim Soo-min

Child (seg. 4)

Ryu Seung-su

Ryu Seung-su

Dad (voice) (seg. 4)

Ji Jin-hee

Ji Jin-hee

Driver (seg. 5)

Jung Ae-yeun

Jung Ae-yeun

Parking Attendant (seg. 5)

Kim Jung-pal

Kim Jung-pal

Man (seg. 5)

Lama Kanchan Maya

Lama Kanchan Maya

Chandra Kumari Gurung (seg. 6)

Chandra Kumari Gurung

Chandra Kumari Gurung

Herself (seg. 6)

K.P. Sitoura

K.P. Sitoura

Nepalese Entrepreneur (seg. 6)

Oh Dal-su

Oh Dal-su

Police Station Chief (seg. 6)

Jeong Seok-kyu

Jeong Seok-kyu

Senior Police Officer (seg. 6)

Lee Jae-yong

Lee Jae-yong

Immigration Office Staff (seg. 6)

Kim Ik-tae

Kim Ik-tae

Doctor Go (seg. 6)

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