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Time

2006 · 97 min

A slow, unsettling dive into jealousy and identity that feels claustrophobic and emotionally raw.

Directed by: Kim Ki-duk
Genres: Romance, Drama, Mystery
Starring: Sung Hyun-ah, Ha Jung-woo, Park Ji-yeon

Tagline: Love against the passage of TIME.
Overview: Consumed by jealousy, a woman takes an extreme step and undergoes surgery for a new face. Although her lover of 2 years misses her, he falls in love with the new face, not knowing it's the same woman.

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Directed by: Kim Ki-duk
Genres: Romance, Drama, Mystery
Starring: Sung Hyun-ah, Ha Jung-woo, Park Ji-yeon

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
love
betrayal
isolation
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: romance, drama, mystery
Directed by: Kim Ki-duk
Written by: Kim Ki-duk
Starring: Sung Hyun-ah, Ha Jung-woo, Park Ji-yeon, Kim Sung-min, Kiki Sugino, Seo Ji-seok, Kong Jeong-hwan, Jung Gyu-woon
Cinematography: Sung Jong-moo
Runtime: 97 min
Country: Japan, South Korea
Languages: Korean

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