A Melody to Remember

"In the center of war, voices of hope rise."

2016 2h 4m KO

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8.3

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★8.3TMDB · 27

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Synopsis

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Second Lieutenant Han Sang-yeol leads his platoon during the Korean War in the early 1950s. He carries emotional scars and pain within. So when he meets some children from a choir, who have lost everything in the war, Sang-yeol is deeply moved and tries to protect to them.

“In the center of war, voices of hope rise.”

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Cast

Yim Si-wan
Han Sang-yeol
Ko Asung
Park Joo-mi
Lee Hee-jun
Galgori
Lee Jun-hyeok
Master Sergeant Jo
Jeong Joon-won
Dong-goo
Kim Hyun-bin
Il-hwan
Lee Re
Soon-yi
Park Ji-yeon
In Sook-i

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Han
Writers: Lee Woo-tak
Languages: Korean, Portuguese
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Korean, Portuguese.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Han, shot by Hong Jae-sik. 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 Lee Jae-jin. 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 Nam Na-young 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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Yim Si-wan and Ko Asung and Lee Hee-jun carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In the center of war, voices of hope rise.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5093754 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lee Han directs. Hong Jae-sik behind the camera. Lee Jae-jin scores. Nam Na-young cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean, Portuguese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Korean, Portuguese.
3Directed by Lee Han, shot by Hong Jae-sik. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Lee Jae-jin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nam Na-young shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yim Si-wan and Ko Asung and Lee Hee-jun carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "In the center of war, voices of hope rise.".
8IMDB entry: tt5093754 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.