

Apostle
2014-02-13 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 4.0
In a small North Korean village near the border of China, there are believers who get together in an underground church, away from the eyes of the persecuting government. When the missionary from China, their only support route, is cut off, things begin to get very tense. Chulho, who had been arrested along with his wife, returns. After losing his wife in the interrogations, Chulho had been released and unseen for 2 years before coming back to his home, claiming that he had been commanded by God to lead the believers across the border and into South Korea. The brothers wonder if Chulho is trustworthy, and whether it is the right thing to do to leave their homeland.
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- Directors
- Kim Jin-moo
- Production companies
- Mountain Pictures, Mains Entertainment
- Countries
- South Korea
- Status
- Released
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Kim In-kwonCheolho Ju
Hong Kyung-inUjin Jang
Choi Gyu-hwanHojin Yu
Kim Jae-hwaBohui
Choi Sun-jaGrandmother
Jo Min-jaeIl-gook
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