Breath

"Love Can Take Your Breath Away."

2007 1h 24m KO

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 121

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Synopsis

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A condemned prisoner slowly falls in love with the married female artist who decorates his prison cell. Jin is a convicted killer awaiting execution on Death Row; Yeon is a lonely artist locked in a loveless marriage.

“Love Can Take Your Breath Away.”

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Cast

Park Ji-a
Hong Joo-yeon
Chang Chen
Jang-jin
Ha Jung-woo
Joo-yeon's Husband
Kang In-hyung
Young Prisoner
Oh Soon-tae
Prisoner
Lee Joo-suk
Prisoner
Im Hyung-kook
Seong-joon
Kim Ki-duk
Prison Warden

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Ki-duk
Writers: Kim Ki-duk
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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RUNTIME

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

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Ki-duk, shot by Sung Jong-moo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Wang Su-an 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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Park Ji-a and Chang Chen and Ha Jung-woo carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love Can Take Your Breath Away.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kim Ki-duk directs. Sung Jong-moo behind the camera. Wang Su-an cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 19 years ago.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Kim Ki-duk, shot by Sung Jong-moo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Wang Su-an shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Park Ji-a and Chang Chen and Ha Jung-woo carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Love Can Take Your Breath Away.".
9IMDB entry: tt0901475 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.