Camellia Project
As red as a camellia
2005 · 90 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama
An omnibus of short films about gay men’s relationships and partings. Kim Chuja is a fantasy musical about two men who were lovers in the past and meet by chance. Floating Island is a quiet, sad love story about a man who wants to leave and a man who wants to hold him back. In La Traviata, a woman comes to Bogil Island to meet her dead husband’s lover. She’s angry when she sees him happy. She sees the red camellia flowers and she comes to terms with her husband’s homosexuality while recovering from the hurt.
Directed by So Joon-moon · Written by Choi Jin-sung
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Jung Seung-kil Jin-wook -
Kim Tae-yong Hyun-soo -
Park Mi-hyeon Woman - L Lee Eung-jae Yeon-hoo
- H Hwang Choon-ha Choon-ha
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Kim Wang-geun Wang-geun - J Jung Won-gyu Hyun-soo's Boyfriend
- S Song Ju-hee Kim Choo-ja
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