CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

Back to the finderTHE FILM / 1996
A Petal posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE1996 1h 29m KOR

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

The film tells the story of a girl who experienced the Gwangju Democratization Movement at the age of 15, and its effect on her life in later years.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Moon Sung-keun

Moon Sung-keun

Lee Jung-hyun

Lee Jung-hyun

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