The Goggles

2000 0h 34m KO

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Since losing her goggles in swimming class as a child, Ji-young has been afraid of water. Even now as an adult, Ji-young, who cannot open her eyes underwater, is anxious about her final swimming test and future career. She finds out that Soo-kyung, a precocious high school student who she tutored, has goggles and tries to borrow them, but Soo-kyung is not home on the day she promised to lend them. Soo-kyung, who ran away from home, dreams of an emergency on the rooftop in the rain that night, and Ji-young is still wandering in the water in her dream, unable to open her eyes.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kim Bang-seon
Ji-young
No Mi-ran
Ji-young (young)
Lee Ji-young
Soo-kyung

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Soo-youn
Writers: Lee Soo-youn
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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RUNTIME

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Tight 34-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Soo-youn, shot by Choi Yeong-taek. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Lee Soo-youn 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

CAST

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Kim Bang-seon and No Mi-ran and Lee Ji-young carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0282756 — 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

Lee Soo-youn directs. Choi Yeong-taek behind the camera. Lee Soo-youn cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 34-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Lee Soo-youn, shot by Choi Yeong-taek. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Lee Soo-youn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kim Bang-seon and No Mi-ran and Lee Ji-young carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0282756 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.