"Standing on the threshold of your heart, she longs to be comforted…"
The story of a girl who experienced the Gwangju massacre at the age of 15, and its effect on her life in later years.
Social & External
The people behind it
Lee Jung-hyun
Girl
Moon Sung-keun
Mr. Jang
Lee Young-ran
Mother
Sul Kyung-gu
Us
Chu Sang-mi
Park Kwang-jung
Kim Sang-tae
Huh Joon-ho
Driver
Dong Bang-woo
Worker
Ahn Suk-hwan
Manager
Ryu Tae-ho
Merchant
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