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Peppermint Candy
박하사탕
Directed by Lee Chang-dong
1999•2h 9m•NR•★ 7.8
Drama
Synopsis
Beginning with a ruined, bankrupt man stepping in front of an oncoming train screaming 'I want to go back again!', the film moves backward in seven reverse-chronological episodes through twenty turbulent years of South Korean history—from the 1997 IMF financial crisis and brutal police torture of student activists to the 1980 Gwangju Massacre where an innocent soldier lost his soul. Lee Chang-dong's shattering national tragedy starring Sol Kyung-gu.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorLee Chang-dong
WriterLee Chang-dong
CinematographyKim Hyung-koo
MusicLee Jae-jin
Principal Cast
Sul Kyung-guKim Yeong-ho
Moon So-riYun Sun-im
Kim Yeo-jinHong-ja
Suh JungMiss Lee
Go Seo-heeKyeong-ah
Kim In-kwonSergeant Lee
Lee Dae-yeonDetective Kang
Gong Hyung-jinDetective Song
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Runtime2h 9m (129 mins)
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DirectorLee Chang-dong
LanguagesKorean
CountryKR
StudioEast Film • Dream Venture Capital
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