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Searching for the Elephant

2009 · 144 min

A stylish, disorienting plunge into urban alienation and mental unraveling, beautiful to look at but emotionally bruising.

Directed by: Jeong Seung-goo
Genres: Romance, Drama
Starring: Jang Hyuk, Cho Dong-hyuk, Lee Sang-woo

Tagline: The lost what they desire the most.
Overview: Friends since childhood, three young professionals struggle with their compulsions—schizophrenia, sex addiction, and infidelity.

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Directed by: Jeong Seung-goo
Genres: Romance, Drama
Starring: Jang Hyuk, Cho Dong-hyuk, Lee Sang-woo

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

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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