Duck Town

"Three youths struggle to find their own path of living in Duck town."

2018 1h 27m KO

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6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 5

Drama

Synopsis

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Hee-jung hopes to leave Daegu and transfer to a university in Seoul. She works at a ticket office for paddle boats to save up for her tuition. One day while she dozes off, someone attempts suicide.

“Three youths struggle to find their own path of living in Duck town.”

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Cast

Lee Se-young
Hee-jung
Kim Hyun-joon
Young-mok
Nam Tae-boo
Hee-joon
Kang Shin-il
Mr. Park
Jung Yi-seo
Non-believable Woman
Park Hyun-young
Middle-aged Woman
Ko Gun-han
Byeong-soo
Park Ji-soo
Suicidal Man

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoo Ji-young
Writers: Yoo Ji-young
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 8 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 Yoo Ji-young, shot by Lee Jae-woo. 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 Koo Ja-wan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Lee Se-young and Kim Hyun-joon and Nam Tae-boo carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Three youths struggle to find their own path of living in Duck town.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7604572 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoo Ji-young directs. Lee Jae-woo behind the camera. Koo Ja-wan scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Yoo Ji-young, shot by Lee Jae-woo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Koo Ja-wan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Lee Se-young and Kim Hyun-joon and Nam Tae-boo carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Three youths struggle to find their own path of living in Duck town.".
8IMDB entry: tt7604572 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.