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2037

2022 · 126 min

A heavy, heartfelt drama that finds warmth and solidarity among inmates, balancing bleak circumstances with quiet hope.

Directed by
Mo Hong-jin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hong Ye-ji, Kim Ji-young, Kim Mi-hwa
Tagline
The brightest encounter found in the darkest place.
Overview
Yoon-young, a 19-year-old girl who dreams of becoming a civil servant, is framed as a murderer and imprisoned in a women's prison.

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Directed by
Mo Hong-jin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hong Ye-ji, Kim Ji-young, Kim Mi-hwa
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 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
  • survival
  • isolation
  • found family
  • trauma
  • justice
Places
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mo Hong-jin
Written by
Mo Hong-jin
Starring
Hong Ye-ji, Kim Ji-young, Kim Mi-hwa, Hwang Seok-jeong, Shin Eun-jung, Jeon So-min, Jung In-gi, Kwon Ah-reum
Runtime
126 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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