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Maundy Thursday

2006 · 120 min

A quiet, wrenching watch that finds tenderness between two deeply wounded people, leaving a lingering ache.

Directed by
Song Hae-sung
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Lee Na-young, Gang Dong-won, Youn Yuh-jung
Tagline
Our Happy Time.
Overview
Yu-jeong is suicidal, yet she reluctantly goes to prison for volunteer work. There, she meets a prisoner who is waiting for death penalty. The two quickly fall in love despite their differences, yet they do not have much time.

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Directed by
Song Hae-sung
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Lee Na-young, Gang Dong-won, Youn Yuh-jung
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • love
  • redemption
Places
  • prison
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Song Hae-sung
Written by
Jang Min-seok, Park Eun-young
Starring
Lee Na-young, Gang Dong-won, Youn Yuh-jung, Kang Shin-il, Jung Young-sook, Kim Ji-young, Oh Kwang-rok, Kim Bu-seon
Music
Lee Jae-jin
Cinematography
Kang Seung-gi
Runtime
120 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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