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Peppermint Candy

2000 · 131 min

A quietly devastating backward journey through a ruined life, each scene stripping away hope until innocence feels unbearably distant.

Tagline
A travel back in time to find a man's lost innocence.
Overview
In the spring of 1999, a group of old friends gather to celebrate their 20 year reunion. Among the group is Yeong-ho, a cold, unhappy man, whose demeanor puts a damper on the festivities. The seriousness of Yeong-ho's depression becomes apparent when he climbs a railroad bridge and looks like he might jump. At this crucial moment, memories of seven crucial episodes from Yeong-ho's past flood his mind.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • memory
  • guilt
  • trauma
  • politics
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

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Starring
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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