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Angel Is Dead

2017 · 87 min

A quiet, uneasy romance that lingers on fragile encounters and the slow tightening of obsession, leaving a melancholic aftertaste.

Directed by
No Zin-soo
Genres
Drama
Overview
Do-kyeong (Sin Won-ho) who is fresh out of the military meets mysterious Ga-in (Kim Hwa-yeon) on a boat to a deserted island. He is attracted by her fragility and thinks she might disappear soon. That evening, the two of them meet again at a bar called Yubari and spend the night together. Ga-in has a growing passion inside of her and Do-kyeong struggles to free himself from her obsession.
How it feels
Melancholic, tense, dark and romantic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Obsession, isolation, identity, love
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
No Zin-soo
Written by
No Zin-soo
Starring
Kim Hwa-yeon, Yoon Ye-hee, Shin Won-ho, Han Jeong-hyeon
Runtime
87 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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