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Kim Ji-young: Born 1982

2019 · 119 min

A quiet, emotionally heavy look at a woman's quiet unraveling and slow reclamation of self, told with empathy and restraint.

Directed by
Kim Do-young
Genres
Drama
Overview
Kim Ji-young, an ordinary woman in her 30s, suddenly shows signs of being inhabited by other women from her life, past and present.

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Directed by
Kim Do-young
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • gender
  • family
  • isolation
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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