Sad Movie

"Have you ever felt love is pain? Separation is another face of love. This is the story of us."

2005 1h 48m KO

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6.6

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7.2

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 72★7.2IMDB · 3,513

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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These intertwining stories about romance and separation follow a firefighter who can't find the right time to propose, a shy theme park worker who falls for an artist, an estranged mother and son, and a man seeking to regain his lost love.

“Have you ever felt love is pain? Separation is another face of love. This is the story of us.”

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Cast

Jung Woo-sung
Lee Jin-woo
Im Soo-jung
Ahn Soo-jung
Cha Tae-hyun
Jung Ha-seok
Son Tae-young
Choi Suk-hyun
Yum Jung-ah
Yeom Ju-young
Yeo Jin-goo
Park Hee-chan
Shin Min-a
Ahn Soo-eun
Lee Ki-woo
Sang-gyu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kwon Jong-kwan
Writers: Um Joo-yeong, Kwon Jong-kwan, Hwang Sung-goo
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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AWARDS

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Directed by Kwon Jong-kwan, shot by Kim Byung-seo. 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 Cho Dong-ik. 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 Kim Sang-bum 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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Jung Woo-sung and Im Soo-jung and Cha Tae-hyun carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Have you ever felt love is pain? Separation is another face of love. This is the story of us.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0475711 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kwon Jong-kwan directs. Kim Byung-seo behind the camera. Cho Dong-ik scores. Kim Sang-bum cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 21 years ago.
2Directed by Kwon Jong-kwan, shot by Kim Byung-seo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Cho Dong-ik. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kim Sang-bum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jung Woo-sung and Im Soo-jung and Cha Tae-hyun carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Have you ever felt love is pain? Separation is another face of love. This is the story of us.".
7IMDB entry: tt0475711 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.