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Girls in My Hometown

1991 · 125 min

A slow, earnest melodrama that weighs personal desire against duty, with a melancholic tone and a clear moral lesson.

Directed by
Park Sang-bok
Genres
Drama, War, Romance
Overview
Girls in my Hometown, released in 1991, is a melodrama dealing with individualism and sacrifice. A young girl has a friend who has just come back from abroad, bringing with her foreign fashions and foreign ideas. When the solider to whom the friend was engaged becomes blinded in an accident, she decides to put herself first, neglecting her duties to her fiancé and the community she lives in.
How it feels
Earnest, melancholic, satirical and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Betrayal, morality, isolation, love
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Park Sang-bok
Genres
Drama, War, Romance
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, war, romance
Directed by
Park Sang-bok
Written by
Li Chun Gu
Runtime
125 min
Country
North Korea
Languages
Korean

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