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A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, Metacritic 83/100. Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 91% of the 7,030 2010s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
A film director who no longer makes films arrives in Seoul to meet a close friend. When the friend doesn't show up, he wanders the city aimlessly for three days, grabbing drinks and meeting women, with each day playing out like a version of the last.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic83/100
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
85 audience votes
Key crew
- Hong Sang-sooDirector
- Hong Sang-sooWriter
- Jeong Yong-jinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Yu Jun-sangSungjoon
- Kim Sang-joongYoungho
- Song Seon-miBoram
- Kim Bo-kyungKyungjin / Yejeon
- Kim Eui-sungJoongwon
- Park Su-minActress
- Baek Jong-hakDirector
- Ki Joo-bongProducer
- Bek Hyun-jinComposer
- Go Hyun-jungMovie Fan
- Ahn Jae-hongStudent
- Bae Yu-ramStudent
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Themes
professorfilm directorseoul, south korea
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