A Small Ball Shot by a Midget (1981)
- Original title
- 난장이가 쏘아올린 작은 공
- Directed by
- Lee Won-Se
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- 19
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A dwarf and his poor family are evicted from their home by a real estate agent. The film follows their struggle to stay together and survive in a harsh society.
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What happens
A Small Ball Shot by a Midget (Korean: 난장이가 쏘아올린 작은 공; RR: Nanjangiga ssoaollin jageun gong) is a 1981 South Korean film by Lee Won-se based on the same-titled novel by Cho Se-hui. It is about a dwarf and his poor, but loving, family who are forced out of their house by a real estate agent. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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