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Eun-ha

2017 · 97 min

A quiet, sorrowful romance that unfolds behind prison walls, drawing you into its tender ache.

Directed by
Lim Jin-seung
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Lee Jung-jin, Im Soo-hyang, Dong Bang-woo
Overview
Eunha, who is a stateless person, is imprisoned for charged with murder. A warmhearted, coolheaded correctional officer goes through turbulent changes of his emotions after he meets the woman. The movie depicts the extraordinary love between the two in the limited space of a penitentiary facility.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Lim Jin-seung
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Lee Jung-jin, Im Soo-hyang, Dong Bang-woo
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
  • love
  • isolation
  • identity
  • justice
  • grief
Places
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Lim Jin-seung
Written by
Ahn Jong-joon
Starring
Lee Jung-jin, Im Soo-hyang, Dong Bang-woo, Kim Seo-won, Park Joo-Hyung, Jo Bok-rae
Runtime
97 min
Languages
Korean

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