2012

1h 59m

5.3(12 votes)

Drama

Overview

Stateless Things crosscuts between the lives of two young men, one an illegal immigrant from North Korea stuck in dead-end jobs, the other the kept boy of a married businessman stifling in a swanky apartment.

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Cast & crew

5 featured cast members

Starring

Paul Lee

Jun

Yeom Hyun-joon

Hyeon

Kim Sae-byuk

Sun-hee

Im Hyung-kook

Seong-hun

Kim Jung-pal

Byung-seok

Creative team

Directed by: Kim Kyung-mook
Written by: Kim Kyung-mook

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