Muoi: The Legend of a Portrait (2007)

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A Korean writer travels to Vietnam to do research for her story about a cursed portrait of a Vietnamese girl named Muoi.
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Jul 25, 2007
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01h 35m
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A Korean writer travels to Vietnam to do research for her story about a cursed portrait of a Vietnamese girl named Muoi.

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