Miracle on Jongno Street
“Boys, Be Gay!!”
A story about 4 gay men who try to lead a normal life in Korea, the conservative and harsh country for LGBT in Asia. In the middle of making a queer film Jun-moon, a director, loses his self-confidence due to social scrutiny regarding his sexual orientation. Byung-gwon, a gay rights activist, has been participating in movements to establish equal rights for homosexual laborers. Young-soo, a chef who moved from the countryside 15 years ago, lived a lonely life but he finds happiness after joining a gay choir. Yol, who works for a major company, dreams of the day him and his partner, can have a legal wedding with overcoming the prejudice against people living with HIV/AIDS.
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Cast
14 people
Lee Hyuk-sang Director · Han Young-hee Writer Kim Seong-hee Writer
Worldwide gross $35K · First release June 2, 2011 · Produced in South Korea
Box office
Worldwide gross
$34,829
Production
PINKS
Production
Cinema DAL
Production
South Korea
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Original title
종로의 기적
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
South Korea · June 2, 2011
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No release date listed for United States.
Germany
May 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
July 8, 2011 · Asian Queer Film Festival
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