If You Were Me

2003 1h 50m KO

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 17

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Synopsis

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Anthology film of six shorts by leading Korean directors. Park Chan-Wook, tackles racial prejudice and the economic exploitation of immigrant workers through the real-life story of a Nepalese woman in Korea. Jeong Jae-Eun, tackles the plight of a paedophile released into the community. Yeo Gyun-Dong, invites disabled actor Kim Moon-Joo to re-enact his most famous protest. Im Soon-Rye, goes for the engrained sexism of Korean men with superb wit and, Park Jin-Pyo, confronts the horror of children forced into oral surgery to improve their English-speaking ability.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jo Sun-kyung
Sun-kyung (seg. 1)
Lee Seol-hee
Seol-hee (seg. 1)
Kil Hae-yeon
Madame (seg. 1)
Ju Jin-mo
Teacher (seg. 1)
Jeon Ha-eun
Kid (seg. 2)
Baek Jong-hak
Man (seg. 2)
Byeon Jung-su
Mom (seg. 2)
Kim Moon-joo
Moon-joo (seg. 3)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Park Chan-wook
Writers: Jeong Jae-eun, Park Chan-wook, Park Jin-pyo
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "If You Were Me Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Park Chan-wook, shot by Kim Byung-seo. 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 Cho Sung-woo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Moon In-dae 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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Jo Sun-kyung and Lee Seol-hee and Kil Hae-yeon carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0391539 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Park Chan-wook directs. Kim Byung-seo behind the camera. Cho Sung-woo scores. Moon In-dae cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 23 years ago.
2Part of the "If You Were Me Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Park Chan-wook, shot by Kim Byung-seo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Cho Sung-woo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Moon In-dae shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jo Sun-kyung and Lee Seol-hee and Kil Hae-yeon carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0391539 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.