Going to Mars
화성에 가다
Synopsis
In May 5th, 1991 when the 10th murder case of Hwaseong serial killing occurred, a girl goes missing in Hwaseong (homophone of Mars in Korean). Then there is Chun-hee in Seoul, 2009, living with the eyes of the missing girl. With some help (?) from her father Chun-hee‘s corneas were donated to her in 1991. Yet corneas donation must happen postmortem, a gift coming from somebody’s death. Today Chun-hee works at a real estate agency, showing houses and lands for development. One day she is given the task of introducing lands in Hwaseong, a misfortunate place of past but being developed into a high-tech industrial city now. Then she finally sets foot there in Hwaseong.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Ko Eun-ki
- Screenplay & Story
- Ko Eun-ki
- Original Title
- 화성에 가다
- Country of Origin
- South Korea
- Spoken Languages
- Korean
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
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Ko Eun-ki
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What is Going to Mars about?
In May 5th, 1991 when the 10th murder case of Hwaseong serial killing occurred, a girl goes missing in Hwaseong (homophone of Mars in Korean). Then there is Chun-hee in Seoul, 2009, living with the eyes of the missing girl. With some help (?) from her father Chun-hee‘s corneas were donated to her in 1991. Yet corneas donation must happen postmortem, a gift coming from somebody’s death. Today Chun-hee works at a real estate agency, showing houses and lands for development. One day she is given the task of introducing lands in Hwaseong, a misfortunate place of past but being developed into a high-tech industrial city now. Then she finally sets foot there in Hwaseong.
Who directed Going to Mars?
Going to Mars was directed by Ko Eun-ki.
Who stars in Going to Mars?
The principal cast of Going to Mars includes Hwang Seok-jeong.
When was Going to Mars released and how long is it?
Going to Mars was released in 2010 with a total runtime of 1h 49m.