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The Land of Morning Calm (2024)

Feeling stuck, young fisherman Yong-su sees no hope in his future - like a fish in a net. As a last resort, he plans an insurance scam by staging his disappearance, hoping to provide a better life for his Vietnamese wife and his ageing mother. At the centre of this scheme is his captain, Yeong-guk, who reluctantly reports Yong-su missing. However, when Yong-su’s mother refuses to connect her son’s disappearance with his death, the white lie snowballs into something harder to chew.

Drama

Top billed cast

Yoon Joo-SangYeong-guk
KhazsakYeong-ran
Yang Hee-kyungPan-rye
Park Jong-hwanYong-su
Yang Mi-seonSoon-he
Jeong Ae-hwaSeon-sook
Oh Man-seokBong-sam
Yoo Soon-woongHyuck-soo
Na Jong-minIm Seung-pyo
Park Won-sangHyeong-rack

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