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Coin Locker Girl

2015 · 110 min

A grim, slow-burning crime drama that immerses you in a world of brutality and betrayal, with moments of tenderness that make the darkness hit harder.

Directed by
Han Jun-hee
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Kim Hye-soo, Kim Go-eun, Um Tae-goo
Tagline
Survival is no longer a choice.
Overview
Il-young tries to get away from her adoptive mother because she does not want to get involved in her mother's criminal activities.

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Directed by
Han Jun-hee
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Kim Hye-soo, Kim Go-eun, Um Tae-goo
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • family
  • identity
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
Han Jun-hee
Starring
Kim Hye-soo, Kim Go-eun, Um Tae-goo, Park Bo-gum, Go Kyung-pyo, Lee Soo-kyung, Wi Ha-jun, Cho Hyun-chul
Music
Jang Young-gyu
Cinematography
Lee Chang-jae
Runtime
110 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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