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Beat

1997 · 116 min

A raw, brooding plunge into youthful desperation and gang violence, with a volatile romance at its core.

Directed by
Kim Sung-soo
Genres
Action, Drama
Starring
Jung Woo-sung, Ko So-young, Yu Oh-seong
Overview
Min, a tough guy whose widowed mother is a drunk. The story traces his journey from high school to the underworld as one of his friends introduces him to life in the mob. Complicating Min's life further is his romance with Romi, a girl from an upper-class family with dreams of going to a prestigious college.

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Directed by
Kim Sung-soo
Genres
Action, Drama
Starring
Jung Woo-sung, Ko So-young, Yu Oh-seong
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • crime
  • violence
  • love
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
action, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
Kim Hyung-koo
Runtime
116 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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