A Girl at My Door

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A Girl at My Door

"I'll do my best. I'll do anything."

2014

1h 59m

6.9(190 votes)

Drama

Overview

Sent from Seoul to serve in a remote coastal village, a policewoman gets involved in the life of a mysterious teenage girl who is abused by both her father and her grandmother.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Bae Doona

Yeong-nam

Kim Sae-ron

Do-hee

Song Sae-byuk

Yong-ha

Kim Jin-goo

Jeom-soon

Son Jong-hak

Chief Eom

Na Jong-min

Cop Kim

Gong Myoung

Conscripted Policeman Kwon

Kim Jong-goo

President Choi

Park Jin-woo

Detective Chief

Moon Sung-keun

Chief Nam Kyeong-dae

Creative team

Directed by: July Jung
Written by: July Jung
Produced by: Lee Chang-dong

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