Vertigo

"A dizzying solitude on the edge of the skyscraper."

2019 1h 54m KO

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6.1

MID

★6.1TMDB · 18

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Haunted by past wounds from her parents, Seo-young suffers from tinnitus and vertigo which started when she had moved to her new office in the sky a few months ago. Seo-young and Jin-su, the manager of the development team, are secretly dating, but becomes vulnerable to an unexpected provocation. Saddened by the death of his only sister, Gwan-woo navigates around a 70-story high-rise on ropes. While cleaning windows on ropes at Landmark Tower one day, Gwan-woo becomes intrigued in Seo-young who watches him in awe from the other side.

“A dizzying solitude on the edge of the skyscraper.”

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Cast

Chun Woo-hee
Seo-young
Teo Yoo
Jin-su
Jeong Jae-kwang
Gwan-woo
Park Ye-yeong
Ye-dam
Jeon Guk-hyang
Seo-young's Mother
Kim Ni-na
Family from the Charnel House
Jung Ji-woo
Developer
Jeon Jin-oh
Doctor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeon Gye-soo
Writers: Jeon Gye-soo, Kang Sook
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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2 / 8

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 Jeon Gye-soo, shot by Lee Seong-eun. 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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Editor Kim Hyung-joo 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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Chun Woo-hee and Teo Yoo and Jeong Jae-kwang carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A dizzying solitude on the edge of the skyscraper.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11135842 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jeon Gye-soo directs. Lee Seong-eun behind the camera. Kim Hyung-joo cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Jeon Gye-soo, shot by Lee Seong-eun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Kim Hyung-joo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Chun Woo-hee and Teo Yoo and Jeong Jae-kwang carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A dizzying solitude on the edge of the skyscraper.".
7IMDB entry: tt11135842 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.