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La Mer

2019 · 19 min

A quiet, contemplative short that drifts like a poem, asking you to sit still and reflect rather than follow a story.

Directed by
Lee Chang-won
Genres
Drama
Overview
Poetic expression of Koreans' fated views of family, ethics and attitudes toward nature.

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Directed by
Lee Chang-won
Genres
Drama
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • nature
    • fate
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Lee Chang-won
    Written by
    Lee Chang-won
    Runtime
    19 min
    Country
    South Korea
    Languages
    Korean

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