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Movie Info
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Director -
Robert Cannan , Ross Adam -
Producer -
Robert Cannan , Ross Adam , Natasha Dack -
Screenwriter -
Robert Cannan , Ross Adam -
Distributor -
Magnolia Pictures -
Production Co -
Tigerlily Films , Hellflower Film -
Genre -
Documentary -
Original Language -
Korean -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 23, 2016, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 24, 2017 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$55.2K -
Runtime -
1h 35m