“As red as a camellia”
An omnibus of short films about gay men’s relationships and partings. Kim Chuja is a fantasy musical about two men who were lovers in the past and meet by chance. Floating Island is a quiet, sad love story about a man who wants to leave and a man who wants to hold him back. In La Traviata, a woman comes to Bogil Island to meet her dead husband’s lover. She’s angry when she sees him happy. She sees the red camellia flowers and she comes to terms with her husband’s homosexuality while recovering from the hurt.
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Cast
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Jung Seung-kil
Jin-wook
Known for
Pyramid Game
Strong Girl Nam-soon
Kim Tae-yong
Hyun-soo
Also in
All for Love
Family Matters
Park Mi-hyeon
Woman
Known for
Newtopia
D.P.
Lee Eung-jae
Yeon-hoo
Known for
Antique
Hwang Choon-ha
Choon-ha
Known for
Chihwaseon
Crying Fist
Kim Wang-geun
Wang-geun
Known for
The Wig
Jung Won-gyu
Hyun-soo's Boyfriend
No other roles listed
Song Ju-hee
Kim Choo-ja
Leesong Hee-il Director · Choi Jin-sung Director So Joon-moon Director
First release October 8, 2004 · Produced in South Korea · Original title 동백꽃
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South Korea
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Languages
Original title
동백꽃
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
South Korea · October 8, 2004
Premiere · Pusan International Film Festival
South Korea · September 16, 2005
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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