Sunset in My Hometown

"My dearest Byeon-san, the most hated hometown."

2018 2h 3m KO

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 21

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Synopsis

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On the day that underground rapper Hak-soo fails his 7th audition, he receives a call from his hometown that his father is in the hospital. But he finds out that it was his father's plot to bring him to Byeon-san. To top it all, he is suspected as a phishing scam criminal and locked up in this small, boring suburb.

“My dearest Byeon-san, the most hated hometown.”

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Cast

Park Jeong-min
Hak-soo
Kim Go-eun
Sun-mi
Jang Hang-seon
Hak-soo's Father
Go Joon
Yong-dae
Shin Hyun-been
Mi-kyung
Jeong Gyu-su
Sun-mi's Father
Kim Jun-han
Won-joon
Jeong Seon-cheol
Joong-sik

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Joon-ik
Writers: Kim Se-gyeom
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Joon-ik, shot by Lee Eui-tae. 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 Bang Jun-seok. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Jung-hoon 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

CAST

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Park Jeong-min and Kim Go-eun and Jang Hang-seon carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "My dearest Byeon-san, the most hated hometown.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7095852 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Lee Joon-ik directs. Lee Eui-tae behind the camera. Bang Jun-seok scores. Kim Jung-hoon cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Directed by Lee Joon-ik, shot by Lee Eui-tae. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Bang Jun-seok. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kim Jung-hoon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Park Jeong-min and Kim Go-eun and Jang Hang-seon carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "My dearest Byeon-san, the most hated hometown.".
7IMDB entry: tt7095852 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.