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Miracle on 1st Street

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1hr 53min
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2007
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Synopsis: A corporate thug charged with the task of convincing impoverished Seoul fringe dwellers to sell their property to wealthy real-estate developers experiences a curious change of heart in this dark, Capra-influenced comedy drama from Sex is Zero writer/director Yun Je-gyun. First Street is the Korean equivalent of America's Skid Row - a place where the hopeless and homeless go when all other options are lost. On this street, there is no electricity, and the community restroom is a shared hole in the ... Full Synopsis
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Inventive South Korean filmmakers like Bong Joon-ho (The Host, Memories of Murder) and Jang Joon-hwan (Save the Green Planet!) are noted for their disregard for conventional genre boundaries, while director Yun Je-gyun seems determined to bend genre to the point of breaking. Previously, there was the gross-out teen sex comedy/harrowing botched abortion drama Sex is Zero, and now we have the crude but ... Full Review
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