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...ing

2003 · 104 min

A quiet, tender watch that lingers on small moments of connection and the ache of illness, leaving a soft sadness.

Tagline
The Happiest Time of My Life.
Overview
Follows the life of a young woman who has become reserved and indifferent to the world as a result of her chronic illness deformed hand and quietly portrays the unconventional, yet endearing relationship between mother and daughter as well as the development of Min-ah as she is befriended by the high spirited and carefree photographer Young-jae who moves into their apartment complex.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • love
  • family
  • healing
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
E.oni
Written by
Kim Jin
Starring
Im Soo-jung, Kim Rae-won, Yun Chan, Lee Mi-sook, Kim In-mun, Lee Yu-jeong, Choi Deok-moon, Kim Ji-young
Music
Bang Jun-seok
Cinematography
Kim Byung-seo
Runtime
104 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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