Alive

2015 2h 55m KO

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6.3

MID

★6.3TMDB · 6

Drama

Synopsis

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You earn as much as you work, and you live off that money. This simple proposition has always been a problem for Jung-cheol. At the soybean paste factory he went to work for in the bitter winter, he dreams of travelling to warm Philippines in spring - as long as he survives the winter making his portion of the soybean paste that he promised the boss. But the more he struggles to live, the worse it gets. And soon, the fermentation room turns musty with the black mold spreading from the thousands of ferment boiled soybean lumps.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Park Jung-bum
Jung-cheol
Lee Seung-yeon
Su-yeon
Park Myung-hoon
Myeong-hoon
Park Hee-bon
Lee Na-ra
Jin-yeong
Shin Haet-bit
Hana
Joo Young-ho
Jin-sung

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Park Jung-bum
Writers: Park Jung-bum
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 175 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Park Jung-bum, shot by Kim Jong-sun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Park In-young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Cho Hyun-joo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Park Jung-bum and Lee Seung-yeon and Park Myung-hoon carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3797214 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Park Jung-bum directs. Kim Jong-sun behind the camera. Park In-young scores. Cho Hyun-joo cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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1Clocks in at 175 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Park Jung-bum, shot by Kim Jong-sun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Park In-young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Cho Hyun-joo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Park Jung-bum and Lee Seung-yeon and Park Myung-hoon carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt3797214 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.