Men Who Won't Pick Up Guns 2: Breaking a Taboo
Documentary
Overview
Ko Eun-young, a thirty, non-naitive Jeju Island woman with no experience in politics, runs for Jeju governor in the 2018 local elections. The bumpy ride Ko and her colleagues undergo during the election campaign moves and changes them.
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Lim Tae-hoon
Lim Tae-hoon
Self
Lim Tae-hoon
Self
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