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Dooman River

Dooman River

Life is hard.

2010•1h 31m•6.3/10
Drama

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6.3/10(12)

Chang-ho, 12, becomes friends with a North-Korean immigrant about the same age who just crossed the Dooman river, border between North-Korea and China. His mute sister and his wise grandfather accompany him through a series of misfortunes.

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Production

Lu Film, Arizona Films, ARTE France Cinéma, Korean Film Council, CNC, Global Film Initiative, Pusan Promotion Plan

Language

KO

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Cui Jian

Cui Jian

Chang-ho

Jinglin Li

Jeong-jin

Lan Yin

Soon-hee

Jin-Long Lin

Grandfather

Xuansheng Jin

Chul-bu

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