Sunflower

"A ray of hope and darkness"

2006 1h 56m KO

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 59

CrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Tae-sik gets out of a prison after spending 10 years for killing a man and wishes nothing but an ordinary life. A local lady welcomes him into her household like a son and he gets a second chance in life. His former gang tries to destroy his new home in order to build a night club but he won’t let them destroy his new family.

“A ray of hope and darkness”

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Cast

Kim Rae-won
Oh Tae-sik
Kim Hae-sook
Yang Deok-ja
Huh Yi-jae
Choi Hee-joo
Kim Byeong-ok
Jo Pan-soo
Kim Jung-tae
Kim Yang-ki
Han Jung-soo
Lee Chang-moo
Ji Dae-han
Byung-jin
Park Sung-woong
Choi Min-seok

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kang Suk-bum
Writers: Kang Suk-bum
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kang Suk-bum, shot by Kim Woo-jae. 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 Wook-hyeon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

AWARDS

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Editor Hahm Sung-won shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

AWARDS

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Kim Rae-won and Kim Hae-sook and Huh Yi-jae carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A ray of hope and darkness".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0923714 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kang Suk-bum directs. Kim Woo-jae behind the camera. Lee Wook-hyeon scores. Hahm Sung-won cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Directed by Kang Suk-bum, shot by Kim Woo-jae. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Lee Wook-hyeon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Hahm Sung-won shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kim Rae-won and Kim Hae-sook and Huh Yi-jae carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A ray of hope and darkness".
7IMDB entry: tt0923714 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.