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Wind of Island

2011-08-13 · 90 min · Not rated

Drama

The story of a young mother shows her trapped in the massiveness of circumstance. Forced to desert her only child and live with the anxiety, she can only weep. On the island, life is getting much harder, and there is only wind, stone and women.

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Directors
O Muel
Production companies
Japari Film
Countries
South Korea
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