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A Little Pond (2009)

A Little Pond poster
Original title
작은 연못
Directed by
Yi Sang-woo
Genre
war film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
PG12
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film depicts a massacre of South Korean civilians by American soldiers during the Korean War. It follows a group of villagers as they try to escape the fighting and are forced to shelter under a bridge.

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What happens

A Little Pond (Korean: 작은 연못) is a 2009 South Korean feature film written and directed by Yi Sang-woo depicting the massacre of South Korean refugees by American soldiers at No Gun Ri in late July 1950, early in the Korean War. The ensemble cast, who donated their services, includes some of South Korea's leading actors. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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