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Natural City

2003 · 114 min

A rain-soaked, neon-drenched dystopia that feels like a moody, melancholic action thriller with a tragic love story at its core.

Directed by
Min Byung-chun
Genres
Science fiction, Action, Drama
Tagline
The war has begun.
Overview
Two cops, R and Noma, hunt down renegade cyborgs. Cyborgs are used as commandos by the military, as lust objects and for companionship. Normaly they have a limited lifespan of three years but black market technology is being developed to be able to transfer a cyborg's artificial intelligence into human host. This drives R to find a suitable host for his expiring cyborg Ria.

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Directed by
Min Byung-chun
Genres
Science fiction, Action, Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
  • morality
  • technology
Places
  • big city
Era
far-future
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour1
Realism4
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
science fiction, action, drama, thriller
Directed by
Min Byung-chun
Written by
Min Byung-chun
Starring
Yoo Ji-tae, Lee Jae-eun, Seo Rin, Jung Eun-pyo, Jung Doo-hong, Kim Eul-dong, Go Ju-hui, Yun Chan
Music
Lee Jae-jin
Cinematography
Lee Jun-gyu
Runtime
114 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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