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A Petal (1996)

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

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 41M

Director : Jang Sun-woo

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Lee Jung-hyun
Lee Jung-hyun
Girl
Moon Sung-keun
Moon Sung-keun
Mr. Jang
Lee Young-lan
Lee Young-lan
Mother
Sol Kyung-gu
Sol Kyung-gu
Us
Chu Sang-mi
Chu Sang-mi
Us
Park Kwang-jung
Park Kwang-jung
Kim Sang-tae
Heo Joon-ho
Heo 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

Crews

Jang Sun-woo
Jang Sun-woo
Director
Choi Yoon
Choi Yoon
Writer
You Yong-kil
You Yong-kil
Director of Photography
Kim Yang-il
Kim Yang-il
Editor
Ahn Byoung-ju
Ahn Byoung-ju
Producer
Kim Su-jin
Kim Su-jin
Executive Producer
Jang Sun-woo
Jang Sun-woo
Adaptation
Won Il
Won Il
Original Music Composer

Trailers and other movies

영화 예고편 - 꽃잎 A Petal, 1996

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