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One on One

2014 · 122 min

A grim, slow-burning revenge thriller that keeps you unsettled and demands close attention as it blurs who is hunting whom.

Directed by: Kim Ki-duk
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Don Lee, Kim Young-min, Lee Yi-kyung

Overview: On May 9th, a female high school student was brutally murdered. There are 7 suspects and 7 shadows that terrorize them. Who are they and which one of them is you?

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Directed by: Kim Ki-duk
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Don Lee, Kim Young-min, Lee Yi-kyung

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
violence
justice
guilt
power
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, crime
Directed by: Kim Ki-duk
Written by: Kim Ki-duk
Starring: Don Lee, Kim Young-min, Lee Yi-kyung, Cho Dong-in, Teo Yoo, Ahn Ji-hye, Cho Jae-ryong, Kim Joong-ki
Cinematography: Kim Ki-duk
Runtime: 122 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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