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The Book of Fish

2021 · 126 min

A quiet, contemplative black-and-white film that feels like a warm, unhurried conversation between two unlikely friends, tinged with gentle melancholy.

Directed by: Lee Joon-ik
Genres: History, Drama
Starring: Sul Kyung-gu, Byun Yo-han, Lee Jung-eun

Tagline: Born as noble, one dreams to be humble. Born as humble, the other dreams to be noble.
Overview: When the scholar Jeong Yak-jeon is exiled to Heuksando Island during the Catholic Persecution of 1801, he decides to write a fish-based encyclopaedia.

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Directed by: Lee Joon-ik
Genres: History, Drama
Starring: Sul Kyung-gu, Byun Yo-han, Lee Jung-eun

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
education
class
identity
isolation
Places: countryside
sea
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: history, drama
Directed by: Lee Joon-ik
Written by: Kim Se-gyeom
Starring: Sul Kyung-gu, Byun Yo-han, Lee Jung-eun, Min Do-hee, Cha Soon-bae, Kang Ki-young, Ryu Seung-ryong, Jo Woo-jin
Music: Bang Jun-seok
Cinematography: Lee Eui-tae
Runtime: 126 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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