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Park Hwa-young

2018 · 99 min

A quiet, aching study of a lonely teenager that lingers in its sadness and feels painfully real.

Directed by: Lee Hwan
Genres: Drama
Starring: Kim Ga-hee, Kang Min-ah, Lee Jae-kyoon

Tagline: A story of a girl who wants to be called mama.
Overview: Hwa-young is an 18-year-old student living alone. Her friends call her "mom" and use her house as their place to hang out, but don't really include her in their clique. Hwa-young pays particular attention to one of the friends, Mi-jeong.

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Directed by: Lee Hwan
Genres: Drama
Starring: Kim Ga-hee, Kang Min-ah, Lee Jae-kyoon

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: isolation
loneliness
coming-of-age
friendship
identity
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Lee Hwan
Written by: Lee Hwan
Starring: Kim Ga-hee, Kang Min-ah, Lee Jae-kyoon, Lee You-mi, Kim Do-wan, Han Seong-su, Han Byeol, Dong Hyun-bae
Cinematography: Moon Sang-won
Runtime: 99 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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