Helpless

"Spread her wings only to fall deeper."

2012 1h 57m KO

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 94

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Synopsis

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

“Spread her wings only to fall deeper.”

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Cast

Kim Min-hee
Cha Kyeong-seon
Lee Sun-kyun
Jang Moon-ho
Cho Seong-ha
Kim Jong-geun
Song Ha-yoon
Han-na
Choi Deok-moon
Ha Seong-sik
Lee Hee-jun
No Seung-joo
Kim Min-jae
Moon-ho's Friend
Choi Il-hwa
Moon-ho's Father

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Byun Young-joo
Writers: Byun Young-joo, Lim Sun-ae
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Byun Young-joo, shot by Kim Dong-young. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kim Hong-jip. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Park Gok-ji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kim Min-hee and Lee Sun-kyun and Cho Seong-ha carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Spread her wings only to fall deeper.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2308725 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 94 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Byun Young-joo directs. Kim Dong-young behind the camera. Kim Hong-jip scores. Park Gok-ji cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Directed by Byun Young-joo, shot by Kim Dong-young. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Kim Hong-jip. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Park Gok-ji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kim Min-hee and Lee Sun-kyun and Cho Seong-ha carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Spread her wings only to fall deeper.".
7IMDB entry: tt2308725 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 94 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.