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Painted Fire

2002·2h ·Unrated
DramaBiographyHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
2,930 votes
Metascore
78
Metacritic

In a time of political and social unrest in nineteenth-century Korea, an uncouth, self-taught painter explores his natural talent amidst the repressive world around him.

Painted Fire is a 2002 drama biography movie directed by Im Kwon-taek, starring Choi Min-sik, Ahn Sung-ki, Kim Yeo-jin. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 2,930 votes and runs 2h .

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Director
Im Kwon-taek
Stars
Choi Min-sik
Ahn Sung-ki
Kim Yeo-jin
Yoo Ho-jeong
Details
2002-05-10
120 min
Movie
Unrated
★ South Korea
★ Korean, Japanese
Keywords
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