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Springtime is a sud coréen film of genre Drama with Choi Min-sik
Springtime (2004)
Ggotpineun bomi omyeon
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Add to a movie listSpringtime (Hangul: 꽃피는 봄이 오면; RR: Ggotpineun bomi omyeon; lit. When Spring Comes) is a 2004 South Korean film starring Choi Min-sik as a struggling musician who takes a job as a music teacher in a rural mining town outside of Seoul.
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To trumpeter Hyun-woo, life seems to remain forever locked in winter. In desperation, Hyunwoo signs up for a position teaching a children’s wind ensemble at a small junior high school in a distant Dogye village. Worn-out instruments, tarnished trophies and frayed certificates testify to the poor conditions of this ragtag group. This leads Hyun-woo, together with his students, to take on a seemingly impossible challenge.Actors
Choi Min-sik
(Hyeon-woo)
Jang Shin-young
(Su-yeon)
Youn Yuh-jung
Kim Ho-jung
(Yeon-hee)
Kim Young-ok
(Jae Il's grandmother)
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