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Love in the Big City

2024 · 118 min

A warm, bittersweet slice of life about friendship and self-acceptance, with moments of joy and quiet heartache.

Tagline
Love without regrets, live life to the fullest.
Overview
When a carefree woman learns that her closeted friend is gay, the two form an inseparable bond and find comfort in each other's company.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • identity
  • love
  • isolation
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
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Written by
Kim Na-deul
Starring
Kim Go-eun, Steve Sanghyun Noh, Jung Whee, Oh Dong-min, Jang Hye-jin, Lee Sang-yi, Kwak Dong-yeon, Joo Jong-hyuk
Music
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Cinematography
Kim Hyung-joo
Runtime
118 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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