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A Man and a Woman

2016 · 115 min

A quiet, aching study of forbidden love and quiet desperation, set against snowy landscapes and emotional distance.

Directed by
Lee Yoon-ki
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Jeon Do-yeon, Gong Yoo, Park Byung-eun
Tagline
Fatal attraction changes everything.
Overview
Two strangers have dropped their kids off at a pickup area for a children's camp in Helsinki, Finland. A spark of mutual interest is ignited between the man and woman.

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Directed by
Lee Yoon-ki
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Jeon Do-yeon, Gong Yoo, Park Byung-eun
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • love
  • betrayal
  • family
  • guilt
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Lee Yoon-ki
Written by
Lee Yoon-ki, Shin Eun-Young
Starring
Jeon Do-yeon, Gong Yoo, Park Byung-eun, Lee Ru-ahn, Park Min-ji, Yoon Se-a, Min Moo-je, Jung Sun-kyung
Cinematography
Kim Dong-young
Runtime
115 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean, Finnish, English

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