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Miracle on Jongno Street

Miracle on Jongno Street

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 2, 2011

Runtime

1h 59m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

60%

Original Title

종로의 기적

Production Companies

PINKS, Cinema Dal

Director

Lee Hyuk-sang

Description

A story about 4 gay men who try to lead a normal life in Korea, the conservative and harsh country for LGBT in Asia. In the middle of making a queer film Jun-moon, a director, loses his self-confidence due to social scrutiny regarding his sexual orientation. Byung-gwon, a gay rights activist, has been participating in movements to establish equal rights for homosexual laborers. Young-soo, a chef who moved from the countryside 15 years ago, lived a lonely life but he finds happiness after joining a gay choir. Yol, who works for a major company, dreams of the day him and his partner, can have a legal wedding with overcoming the prejudice against people living with HIV/AIDS.