If You Were Me

2016 1h 35m KO

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5.0

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★5.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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An omnibus movie consisting of three shorts by CHOI Ikhwan, SHIN Yeonsik, and LEE Gwangguk. A delightful dissection of human rights in this day and age through a student who gets punished for wanting to eat deokbokki, a man with delusions of grandeur, an insurance agent who spends a strange day.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kim Dong-wan
Woo-min
Oh Kwang-rok
Dr. Kim
Park Joo-hee
Se-ah
Seo Young-hwa
Woman
Kim In-woo
Dentist
Moon Choi
Hee-seo
Kim Young-pil
Neighbor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Kwang-kuk
Writers: Lee Kwang-kuk, Shin Yeon-shick
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Kwang-kuk, shot by Choi Yong-jin. 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 Byung-hoon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Kim Dong-wan and Oh Kwang-rok and Park Joo-hee carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6447504 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lee Kwang-kuk directs. Choi Yong-jin behind the camera. Lee Byung-hoon scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Lee Kwang-kuk, shot by Choi Yong-jin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Lee Byung-hoon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Kim Dong-wan and Oh Kwang-rok and Park Joo-hee carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt6447504 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.