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Moranbong

1960 · 84 min

A quiet, earnest wartime romance that lingers on tender moments amid looming conflict, feeling both intimate and gently sorrowful.

Overview
At the beginning of the Korean war, the love story, in a remote village, between a young worker and the daughter of a traditional musician.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • war
  • family
  • trauma
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Claude-Jean Bonnardot
Written by
Armand Gatti
Starring
Claude-Jean Bonnardot, Si Mieun, Kil-son Om, Deung-hee Won
Runtime
84 min
Country
North Korea, France
Languages
Korean, French

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