Written

2008 1h 27m KO

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5.1

MID

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4.8

IMDB

★5.1TMDB · 7★4.8IMDB · 35

Synopsis

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A man wakes up in a tub and notices one of his kidneys is missing. In the search for his organ he finds out that he is a character in a screenplay that is currently being written.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bo-yeong Kim
Jin-seok Lee
Sang-hyeok Lee

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Byung-woo
Writers: Kim Byung-woo
Languages: Korean

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1 / 7

RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Byung-woo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Bo-yeong Kim and Jin-seok Lee and Sang-hyeok Lee carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2117953 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kim Byung-woo directs. Kim Byung-woo cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Kim Byung-woo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Bo-yeong Kim and Jin-seok Lee and Sang-hyeok Lee carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2117953 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.