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2014 0h 28m KO

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 6

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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A young woman named Yeon-hee is traveling to Pyongyang with a coach full of elderly people. As she flips through old photographs, she remembers telling her husband Min-woo that she wouldn't allow him to "cross over" to North Korea given the political situation of the day. But Min-woo left anyway and never returned home, and their marriage was torn apart by the Korean War. Now, sixty years after the division of Korea, she looks forward to reuniting with her beloved Min-woo again.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Moon Chae-won
Yeon-hee (past)
Go Soo
Min-woo
Son Sook
Yeon-Hee (present day)
Yoo Ho-jeong
Sara
Yoon Da-hoon
Choi
Kim Soo-ro
Kim
Lee Si-yoo
Kim's wife
Guk Ji-yeon
Rehabilitation therapist

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kang Je-kyu
Writers: Kang Je-kyu
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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RUNTIME

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Tight 28-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 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 Kang Je-kyu, shot by Lee Jong-youl. 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 Lee Dong-jun. 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 Park Gok-ji 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

AWARDS

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Moon Chae-won and Go Soo and Son Sook carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4024128 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kang Je-kyu directs. Lee Jong-youl behind the camera. Lee Dong-jun scores. Park Gok-ji cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 28-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kang Je-kyu, shot by Lee Jong-youl. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Lee Dong-jun. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Park Gok-ji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Moon Chae-won and Go Soo and Son Sook carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt4024128 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.