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A Single Rider

2017 · 97 min

A quiet, sorrowful plunge into a man's unraveling as he watches his family from afar, heavy with regret and slow-burning tension.

Directed by
Lee Zoo-young
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lee Byung-hun, Gong Hyo-jin, An So-hee
Tagline
A man visits his family in Australia after losing everything only to find another shocking truth…
Overview
Promising fund manager Jae-hoon is at the brink of losing everything when his company goes bankrupt. Overwhelmed by despair, he takes an impulsive trip to Australia where his wife and son live. As his trip nears its unexpected end, Jae-hoon gets a chance to look back on his life.

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Directed by
Lee Zoo-young
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lee Byung-hun, Gong Hyo-jin, An So-hee
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • isolation
  • family
  • betrayal
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
Kim Il-yeon
Runtime
97 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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