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Helpless

Helpless

Spread her wings only to fall deeper.

20127.01h 57m

Overview

A woman suddenly disappears. Her fiance then sets out to find her and, in the process, uncovers layers of dark hidden secrets.

Directed by Byun Young-joo
Written by Miyuki Miyabe, Byun Young-joo, Lim Sun-ae
Produced by Shin Hye-eun, Oh Ki-min
Box Office0Revenue: $16

Top Cast

Kim Min-hee

Kim Min-hee

Cha Kyeong-seon

Lee Sun-kyun

Lee Sun-kyun

Jang Moon-ho

Cho Seong-ha

Cho Seong-ha

Kim Jong-geun

Song Ha-yoon

Song Ha-yoon

Han-na

Choi Deok-moon

Choi Deok-moon

Ha Seong-sik

Lee Hee-jun

Lee Hee-jun

No Seung-joo

Kim Min-jae

Kim Min-jae

Moon-ho's Friend

Choi Il-hwa

Choi Il-hwa

Moon-ho's Father

Park Hae-joon

Park Hae-joon

Loan Shark

Yang Eun-yong

Yang Eun-yong

Ki-tae's Wife

Themes & Keywords

secret identitymissing personwoman director

About Helpless

Helpless is a mystery, thriller film released in 2012 exploring themes of secret identity, missing person, woman director. Directed by Byun Young-joo, it stars Kim Min-hee, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Seong-ha. A woman suddenly disappears. Her fiance then sets out to find her and, in the process, uncovers layers of dark hidden secrets.

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