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"Five missing children, They never came back."

2011 2h 12m KO

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 113

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Synopsis

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On March 26, 1991, five boys set off to the mountain to go frog hunting and never come back to their family. While a documentary producer, detective and professor try to solve the mystery of the incident, one of the boys' parents is a suspect.

“Five missing children, They never came back.”

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Cast

Park Yong-woo
Kang Ji-seung
Ryu Seung-ryong
Hwang Woo-hyuk
Sung Ji-ru
Jung-ho's Father
Kim Yeo-jin
Jung-ho's Mother
Sung Dong-il
Park Kyung-sik
Park Byung-eun
Kim Joo-hwan
Kim Koo-taek
Won-kil's Father
Park Mi-hyeon
Won-kil's Mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Kyu-man
Writers: Lee Kyu-man, Lee Hyeon-Jin
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Kyu-man, shot by Ki Se-hun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Choi Seung-hyun. 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 Kim Chang-ju shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Park Yong-woo and Ryu Seung-ryong and Sung Ji-ru carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Five missing children, They never came back.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1861982 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Lee Kyu-man directs. Ki Se-hun behind the camera. Choi Seung-hyun scores. Kim Chang-ju cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 15 years ago.
2Directed by Lee Kyu-man, shot by Ki Se-hun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Choi Seung-hyun. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kim Chang-ju shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Park Yong-woo and Ryu Seung-ryong and Sung Ji-ru carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Five missing children, They never came back.".
7IMDB entry: tt1861982 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.