I Came from Busan

5.0/1020101h 23mReleased

Drama

An 18 year-old girl reluctantly gives her baby up for adoption. As time goes by, her yearning for the baby gets bigger and she visits the adoption center to ask if she can have the baby back.

Released: Jul 1, 2010

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Park Ha-seon

In-hwa

Kim Jung-tae

Adoption agency staff

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