

Flesh Market
1989-09-30 · 116 min · ★ 7.0
Yoon Hye-ri is abducted by human traffickers while meeting her husband, and Oh In-ae is also kidnapped in Itaewon and her innocence is violated. The two people, who are sold to the provinces, try to escape but fail, and the husband gives up his job and looks for a wife. Then, he meets Oh In-ae and finally rescues his wife with the united power of prostitutes, an alienated group, and vows to live while stroking the deep wounds that a sick society has given to his wife.
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- Jo Geum-hwan
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- 성도흥업㈜
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- South Korea
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- Released
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Park Young-kyu
Kim Moon-hee
Lee Hye-jin
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