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House of Hummingbird

2019 · 135 min

A quiet, tender ache of a film that follows a lonely girl closely, bruising and warming you as it goes.

Directed by
Kim Bo-ra
Genres
Drama
Starring
Park Ji-hu, Kim Sae-byuk, Seol Hye-in
Tagline
Among all the people you know, how many really understand what's going on inside you?
Overview
14-year-old Eun-hee moves through life like a hummingbird searching for a taste of sweetness wherever she may find it. Ignored by her parents and abused by her brother, she finds her escape by roaming the neighborhood with her best friend, going on adventures, and exploring young love.

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Directed by
Kim Bo-ra
Genres
Drama
Starring
Park Ji-hu, Kim Sae-byuk, Seol Hye-in
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • isolation
  • grief
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • school
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Park Ji-hu, Kim Sae-byuk, Seol Hye-in, Jung In-gi, Lee Seung-yeon, Park Soo-yeon, Son Sang-yeon, Kil Hae-yeon
Music
Matija Strniša
Cinematography
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Runtime
135 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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