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A documentary that deeply focuses and visits the trauma of Korea's modern history for 70 years through the life of a father whose family was indifferent.
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Kim Joo-yeong, Lee Gwang-ja, Park Kyeong-soon, Kim Kyeong-jae, Hong Geun-jin, Kim Gi-hyeong, Choi Jun-woo
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