Shadow Flowers

2021 1h 49m KO

Documentary

Synopsis

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Ryun-hee Kim, a North Korean housewife, was forced to come to South Korea and became its citizen against her will. As her seven years of struggle to go back to her family in North Korea continues, the political absurdity hinders her journey back to her loved ones. The life of her family in the North goes on in emptiness, and she fears that she might become someone, like a shadow, who exists only in the fading memory of her family.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kim Ryun-hee
Herself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yi Seung-jun
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jeong Yong-jin. 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 Lee Hak-min shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13126844 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Yi Seung-jun directs. Jeong Yong-jin scores. Lee Hak-min cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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1Released 5 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Jeong Yong-jin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Lee Hak-min shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5IMDB entry: tt13126844 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.