Vestige

2022 1h 16m KO

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 4

Drama

Synopsis

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Part I : A middle-aged woman gets off a bus at Muju Terminal. She passes through the town and walks into a forest. She starts to search for the vestiges of her life from beyond the grave. Part II : A young woman, Minjae, returns to her hometown of Muju and starts to work at the county office. Her mother is displeased that her daughter has returned to the hometown. One day, Minjae’s friend from college, Kyungyoon, who hadn’t been in touch for a while, comes to see her.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kim Keum-soon
Woman (Part I)
An So-hee
Girl (Part I)
Kang Jin-ah
Min-jae (Part II)
Kwak Min-kyu
Tae-gyu (Part II)
An Min-young
Sook-hee (Part II)
Han Hae-in
Kyung-yoon (Part II)
Yoo Soon-woong
Min-jae's father (Part II)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Jong-kwan
Writers: Kim Jong-kwan, Jang Kun-jae
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Jong-kwan, shot by Jee Yune-jeong. 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 Lee Min-hwi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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AWARDS

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Editor Won Chang-jae 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 Keum-soon and An So-hee and Kang Jin-ah carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt27759722 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kim Jong-kwan directs. Jee Yune-jeong behind the camera. Lee Min-hwi scores. Won Chang-jae cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Directed by Kim Jong-kwan, shot by Jee Yune-jeong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Lee Min-hwi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Won Chang-jae shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kim Keum-soon and An So-hee and Kang Jin-ah carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt27759722 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.