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SOUTH KOREA · 2011

The King of Pigs

Yeon Sang-ho
school bullying trauma and memory class conflict friendship social hierarchy
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Synopsis

Two friends, Jung Jong-suk and Hwang Kyung-min, meet after several years and talk about their time in school, which left them scarred.

Year2011
CountrySouth Korea
DirectorYeon Sang-ho
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