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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

This is the story of Yu Gwan-sun who was more free than anybody and the women in cell No. 8 of the Seodaemun Prison after the March 1st Movement in 1919.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Jin Ho-eun

Jin Ho-eun

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Go Ah-sung

Go Ah-sung

Yu Gwan-sun

Choi Moo-sung

Choi Moo-sung

Yu Jong-gwon

Kim Sae-byuk

Kim Sae-byuk

Kim Hyang-hwa

Kim Yae-eun

Kim Yae-eun

Kwon Ae-ra

Jung Ha-dam

Jung Ha-dam

Lee Ok-i