Mapado

"20 years without a man… until tonight!"

2005 1h 45m KO

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6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 13

Comedy

Synopsis

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A gangster and a corrupt police officer travel to the tiny remote island of Mapado to hunt down a young woman who has run off with a winning lottery ticket. Upon arriving, they discover that no one lives there except for five old women who have not once seen a man for 20 years. Both men soon experience a nightmare of hard labor and harassment.

“20 years without a man… until tonight!”

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Cast

Lee Moon-sik
Na Chung-su
Lee Jung-jin
Uhm Jae-chul
Yeo Un-gye
Chairwoman
Kim Soo-mi
Mrs. Jinan
Kim Eul-dong
Mrs. Yeosu
Kim Hyung-ja
Mrs. Masan
Kil Hae-yeon
Mrs. Jeju
Seo Young-hee
Jang Ggeut-sun

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Choo Chang-min
Writers: Jo Joong-hoon
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Mapado Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Choo Chang-min, shot by Baek Dong-hyeon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jang Si-yeon 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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Lee Moon-sik and Lee Jung-jin and Yeo Un-gye carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "20 years without a man… until tonight!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0479709 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Choo Chang-min directs. Baek Dong-hyeon behind the camera. Kim Jun-seok scores. Jang Si-yeon cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 21 years ago.
2Part of the "Mapado Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Choo Chang-min, shot by Baek Dong-hyeon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kim Jun-seok. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jang Si-yeon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Lee Moon-sik and Lee Jung-jin and Yeo Un-gye carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "20 years without a man… until tonight!".
8IMDB entry: tt0479709 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.