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A Petal
A Petal

A Petal

Standing on the threshold of your heart, she longs to be comforted…

Genres

Drama

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A young girl is caught up in the 1980 Gwangju massacre, where Korean soldiers killed hundreds, if not thousands, of protesters who opposed the country's takeover by the military the year before. Flashbacks show the girl seeing her mother shot to death in the massacre. The film spurred the Korean public to demand the truth behind the incident, and their government eventually opened previously classified files on the massacre.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

05 April 1996

Country

South Korea

Cast

Lee Jung-hyun

Lee Jung-hyun

Girl

Moon Sung-keun

Moon Sung-keun

Mr. Jang

Lee Young-ran

Lee Young-ran

Mother

Sul Kyung-gu

Sul Kyung-gu

Us

Chu Sang-mi

Chu Sang-mi

Us

Park Kwang-jung

Park Kwang-jung

Kim Sang-tae

Huh Joon-ho

Huh Joon-ho

Driver

Dong Bang-woo

Dong Bang-woo

Worker

Ahn Suk-hwan

Ahn Suk-hwan

Manager

Ryu Tae-ho

Ryu Tae-ho

Merchant

Oh Ji-hye

Oh Ji-hye

Passenger

Park Choong-seon

Park Choong-seon

Driver

Yoo Soon-chul

Yoo Soon-chul

Worker

Hong Seok-yeon

Hong Seok-yeon

Worker

Min Kyung-jin

Min Kyung-jin

Worker

Shim Kwang-jin

Shim Kwang-jin

Passenger

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