Declaration of Fools
1983 · 97 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama, Comedy
Beginning with the suicide of a film director, this work represents the Korean New Wave Cinema movement that focused on criticizing the Korean society in the 1980s through satire and humor. The journey taken by the characters, who lead low lives at the margins of the society, award them with a sense of liberation, however brief.
Directed by Lee Jang-ho · Written by Yoon Si-mon
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Lee Bo-hee Hye-young -
Kim Myung-gon Dong-cheol - L Lee Hee-sung Yook-deok
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Kim Ji-young -
Lee Seok-ku - G Gang Hui-ju
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Nam Po-dong -
Kim Su-Gyeong - K Kil Da-Ro
- C Choe Seok
- Y Yang Seong-won
- J Jeong Young-kuk
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