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Crossing

2008 · 107 min

A quietly devastating, heartfelt journey through hardship and separation that weighs heavily on you long after it ends.

Directed by
Kim Tae-gyun
Genres
Drama
Starring
Cha In-pyo, Shin Myeong-cheol, Joo Ah-reum
Overview
Yong-soo is an ex-soccer player who lives in a small coal-mine village in North Korea with his wife and young son, Joon. Although living in extreme poverty like many other families in North Korea, the family is happy just to be with each other. Then one day, Yong-soo's pregnant wife becomes critically ill. Let alone medicine, Yong-soo can't even find food for her in North Korea. So he decides to secretly cross the border to China hoping to find the medicine for his wife.

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Directed by
Kim Tae-gyun
Genres
Drama
Starring
Cha In-pyo, Shin Myeong-cheol, Joo Ah-reum
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • family
  • survival
  • isolation
  • grief
  • parenthood
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Kim Tae-gyun
Written by
Lee Yoo-jin
Starring
Cha In-pyo, Shin Myeong-cheol, Joo Ah-reum, Seo Young-hwa, Jung In-gi, Lee Young-hoo, Kim Jae-rok, Bae Joong-sik
Music
Kim Tae-seong
Cinematography
Jeong Han-cheol
Runtime
107 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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