26 Years

2012 2h 15m KO

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 75

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Synopsis

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Three relatives of victims come together to get revenge on a murderer twenty-six years after the massacre. The man had killed groups of people in the 1980 Gwangju murders.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jin Goo
Gwak Jin-bae
Han Hye-jin
Shim Mi-jin
Im Seul-ong
Gwon Jeong-hyeok
Bae Soo-bin
Kim Ju-an
Lee Kyung-young
Kim Gap-se
Jang Kwang
The man
Lee Mi-do
Jin-bae's Mother
Jo Deok-jae
Ma Sang-yeol

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cho Keun-hyun
Writers: Lee Hae-young, Kang Sook
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Cho Keun-hyun, shot by Kim Tae-kyeong. 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 Lee Jin-hee. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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AWARDS

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Editor Hahm Sung-won shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jin Goo and Han Hye-jin and Im Seul-ong carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2551894 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Cho Keun-hyun directs. Kim Tae-kyeong behind the camera. Lee Jin-hee scores. Hahm Sung-won cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Directed by Cho Keun-hyun, shot by Kim Tae-kyeong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Lee Jin-hee. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Hahm Sung-won shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jin Goo and Han Hye-jin and Im Seul-ong carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt2551894 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.