A Petal
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1996-04-05
Runtime: 101 mins
Director: Jang Sun-woo
Writer: Choi Yoon
Spoken language: 한국어/조선말
Genres: Drama
Original title: A Petal
Production Companies: Miracin Korea
Production Countries: South Korea
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