Movie: I Came from Busan

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Park Ha-seon
박하선

In-hwa

Kim Jung-tae
김정태

Adoption agency staff

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    An 18 year-old girl reluctantly gives her baby up for adoption. As time goes by, her yearning for the baby gets bigger and she visits the adoption center to ask if she can have the baby back.

  • Release Date

    2010-07-01

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    5

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    한국어/조선말
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