February 4th, 2012 02:09 a.m.

Like a Virgin (천하장사 마돈나)
South Korea 2006, 116 min, 35mm, Dir: Lee Hae-Young and Lee Hae-Joon
Cast: Ryu Deok-Hwan, Baek Yoon-Shik
Korean with English subtitles

Chubby high school student and Madonna-devotee Oh Dong-ku believes himself to be a woman trapped in a man's body. Living with his abusive, alcoholic father, Dong-ku works part-time and saves his money for the sex change surgery he craves. Despite being told that he has the perfect physique for ssireum, Dong-ku has no interest in taking up sports, but when he finds out about an upcoming ssireum tournament with a large cash prize going to the winner, he changes his mind and signs up for the team.

Starring Ryu Deok-hwan, Baek Yoon-shik, Lee Eon, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, Moon Se-yun, Kim Yong-hoon, Yun Won-seok, Kim Yu-seok, Lee Sang-ah, Oh Yoon-hong. Cin- ematography by Jo Young-gyu.

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  • Saturday May 02 at 9:00PM

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