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Cherry Tomato (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Cherry Tomato' is a 2008 South Korean film starring Shin Goo and Kim Hyang-gi. The family drama, a directorial debut by Jung Young-bae, depicts the poverty-stricken life of an old man and his granddaughter that evokes a strong sense of sympathy and helplessness. It was screened at the Busan Children's Film Festival in 2008.
Plot
Park Gu and his granddaughter, Da-seong, live a life of poverty. He encounters more problems when his son (Da-seong's father) returns home from prison and steals his money, and his bicycle-drawn cart, which he uses for making a living, is destroyed by construction workers. He decides to confront the construction company's president and visits his house but ends up stealing meat for his hungry granddaughter. Unknown to him, the meat has been poisoned.
Cast
* Shin Goo as Park Gu
* Kim Hyang-gi as Da-seong
* Kim Byung-chun as Kap-soo
* Choi Ji-yeon as Hong-mi
* Choi Dong-gyoon as Dong-hoon
* Kim Young-ho as Da-seong's father, Choon-sam (cameo)
References
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