A Small Autocratic Republic (1991)
- Original title
- 독재 소공화국
- Directed by
- Jin Yoo-yeong
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- 15
How it feels
After his son dies, a grieving old man opens a strict all-male boarding house with harsh rules. A female law student disguises herself as a man to get in and must hide her secret while unexpected events threaten the school's rigid order.
tensemelancholicslow-burndarkly comiccerebralunsettlingcozy-ironic
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