If You Were Me (2003)

Anthology film of six shorts by leading Korean directors. Park Chan-Wook, tackles racial prejudice and the economic exploitation of immigrant workers through the real-life story of a Nepalese woman in Korea. Jeong Jae-Eun, tackles the plight of a paedophile released into the community. Yeo Gyun-Dong, invites disabled actor Kim Moon-Joo to re-enact his most famous protest. Im Soon-Rye, goes for the engrained sexism of Korean men with superb wit and, Park Jin-Pyo, confronts the horror of children forced into oral surgery to improve their English-speaking ability.

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Top billed cast

Jo Sun-kyungSun-kyung (seg. 1)
Lee Seol-HeeSeol-hee (seg. 1)
Kil Hae-yeonMadame (seg. 1)
Ju Jin-moTeacher (seg. 1)
Jeon Ha-eunKid (seg. 2)
Baek Jong-hakMan (seg. 2)
Byeon Jung-suMom (seg. 2)
Kim Moon-jooMoon-joo (seg. 3)
Lee Young-heeMother / Rabbit Nurse (seg. 3 / seg. 4)
Hwang Oh-yeonFather (seg. 3)

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