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Aloners

2021 · 91 min

A quiet, observant character study that immerses you in one woman's solitude, building slow tension and quiet heartbreak toward a tentative, earned release.

Directed by: Hong Sung-eun
Genres: Drama
Starring: Gong Seung-yeon, Jeong Da-eun, Seo Hyun-woo

Tagline: Living alone is fine, but being alone is hard.
Overview: Jina is the top employee at a credit card company call center. She avoids building close relationships, choosing instead to live and work alone – until she is suddenly tasked with training a new recruit.

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Directed by: Hong Sung-eun
Genres: Drama
Starring: Gong Seung-yeon, Jeong Da-eun, Seo Hyun-woo

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: isolation
grief
loneliness
family
healing
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Hong Sung-eun
Written by: Hong Sung-eun
Starring: Gong Seung-yeon, Jeong Da-eun, Seo Hyun-woo, Geum Hannah, Kim Mo-beom, Park Jeong-hak, Ju Seok-tae, Kim Hyeon-sik
Music: Lim Min-ju
Cinematography: Choi Young-ki
Runtime: 91 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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