I Came from Busan

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I Came from Busan

2010

1h 23m

5.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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박하선

In-hwa

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김정태

Adoption agency staff

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