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Geomeuna dange huina baekseong

  • 19961996
  • 1h 51m
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Geomeuna dange huina baekseong (1996)
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A film about the events that occur to a middle aged man as he stays overnight at a remote village called Haecheon Village.A film about the events that occur to a middle aged man as he stays overnight at a remote village called Haecheon Village.A film about the events that occur to a middle aged man as he stays overnight at a remote village called Haecheon Village.
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  • Director
    • Yong-Kyun Bae
  • Writer
    • Yong-Kyun Bae
  • Stars
    • Jeong Gyu-Su
    • Mi-ji Kim
    • Byeong-in Min
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    • Yong-Kyun Bae
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    • Yong-Kyun Bae
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    • Jeong Gyu-Su
    • Mi-ji Kim
    • Byeong-in Min
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    Jeong Gyu-Su
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    Mi-ji Kim
    Byeong-in Min
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    Hie-su Jeon
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      • December 6, 1997 (South Korea)
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