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Honest Candidate

Honest Candidate

Please let me lie again.

20206.21h 44m

Overview

Sang-sook is a competent politician who captivates the public with all kinds of nice words. One day, Sang-sook visits her grandmother who lives in the isolated house. But when she returns home, she finds out that she is not able to lie anymore.

Directed by Jang Yoo-jung
Written by Bae Young-ik, Park Ha-na, Paulo Cursino
Produced by Song Jung-min
Box Office0Revenue: $10.5M

Top Cast

Ra Mi-ran

Ra Mi-ran

Ju Sang-sook

Kim Moo-yul

Kim Moo-yul

Park Hee-cheol

Na Moon-hee

Na Moon-hee

Kim Ok-hee

Yoon Kyung-ho

Yoon Kyung-ho

Bong Man-sik

Song Young-chang

Song Young-chang

Lee Woon-hak

On Ju-wan

On Ju-wan

Kim Jun-young

Cho Han-cheul

Cho Han-cheul

Nam Yong-seong

Son Jong-hak

Son Jong-hak

Kim Sang-pyo

Cho Soo-hyang

Cho Soo-hyang

Sin Ji-seon

Yoon Se-a

Yoon Se-a

Cha Yoon-kyeong

Themes & Keywords

election campaignpoliticspoliticianliarremakeelectionfemale politiciancongressmanwoman directorcongresswoman

About Honest Candidate

Honest Candidate is a comedy film released in 2020 exploring themes of election campaign, politics, politician, liar, remake, election. Directed by Jang Yoo-jung, it stars Ra Mi-ran, Kim Moo-yul, Na Moon-hee. Sang-sook is a competent politician who captivates the public with all kinds of nice words. One day, Sang-sook visits her grandmother who lives in the isolated house. But when she returns home, she finds out that she is not able to lie anymore.

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