Three

"When two just ain't enough!"

2002 2h 9m KO

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6.0

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85%

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6.1

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 83🍅85%Rotten Tomatoes★6.1IMDB · 3,961

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Synopsis

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An anthology consisting of three horror shorts from different Asian directors: Memories by Kim Jee-woon, The Wheel by Nonzee Nimibutr, and Going Home by Peter Chan.

“When two just ain't enough!”

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Cast

Kim Hye-soo
Wife (segment "Memories")
Jung Bo-seok
Husband (segment "Memories")
Suwinit Panjamawat
Gaan (segment "The Wheel")
Leon Lai Ming
Yu Fai (segment "Going Home")
Eric Tsang
Chan Kwok-wai (segment "Going Home")
John Shum Kin-Fun
Photographer (segment "Going Home")
Eugenia Yuan
Hai'er (segment "Going Home")
Ting-Fung Li
Cheung (segment "Going Home")

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nonzee Nimibutr
Writers: Ek Iemchuen, Matt Chow Hoi-Kwong, Su Chaobin
Languages: Cantonese, Thai, Mandarin, Korean
Countries: Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Cantonese, Thai, Mandarin, Korean.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Three Extremes Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nonzee Nimibutr, shot by Christopher Doyle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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AWARDS

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Original score by Apisit Wongchoti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jeong Yun-cheol shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Kim Hye-soo and Jung Bo-seok and Suwinit Panjamawat carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nonzee Nimibutr directs. Christopher Doyle behind the camera. Apisit Wongchoti scores. Jeong Yun-cheol cuts. Produced in Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand. Dialogue in Cantonese, Thai, Mandarin, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 24 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Cantonese, Thai, Mandarin, Korean.
3International production across 3 countries: Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand.
4Part of the "Three Extremes Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Nonzee Nimibutr, shot by Christopher Doyle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Apisit Wongchoti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Jeong Yun-cheol shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Kim Hye-soo and Jung Bo-seok and Suwinit Panjamawat carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "When two just ain't enough!".
10IMDB entry: tt0324242 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
12Released under 20 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Christopher Doyle
Original score: Apisit Wongchoti
Editing: Jeong Yun-cheol
Production design: Jung Kuho
Costume design: Ok Su-gyeong
Makeup / hair: Kwan Lee-Na
Sound: Apisit Wongchoti
Runtime: 129 min · 2h 9m
Status: Released
Box office: $1,691,811
Original language: KO
Certification (US): MA15+
IMDB: Three (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes: 85% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 6.1/10 · 3,961 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

6 wins & 19 nominations

Part of

Three Extremes Collection

An Asian cross-cultural trilogy of horror films from accomplished indie directors: Dumplings, directed by Fruit Chan of Hong Kong, Cut directed by Park Chan-Wook of Korea, and Box directed by Miike Takashi of Japan.