Free Woman

1982 1h 35m KO

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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A Korean woman raised in Spain with European values towards life and romance finds living in her ancestral land stifling and it eats away at her vitality.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ahn So-young
Shin Seong-il
Kim Won-seop
Han Seong-gyeong
Kim Jung-chul
Cho Ju-mi
Han U-ri
Kim Byeong-hak

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Ki-young
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Ki-young, shot by Jung Pil-si. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Sang-gi Han. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hyeon Dong-chun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Ahn So-young and Shin Seong-il and Kim Won-seop carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0314223 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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

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The take

Kim Ki-young directs. Jung Pil-si behind the camera. Sang-gi Han scores. Hyeon Dong-chun cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Kim Ki-young, shot by Jung Pil-si. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Sang-gi Han. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Hyeon Dong-chun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ahn So-young and Shin Seong-il and Kim Won-seop carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0314223 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.