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Children...

2011 · 132 min

A haunting, methodical procedural that immerses you in a real unsolved tragedy, leaving a lingering sense of injustice and sorrow.

Directed by
Lee Kyu-man
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Park Yong-woo, Ryu Seung-ryong, Sung Ji-ru
Tagline
Five missing children, They never came back.
Overview
On March 26, 1991, five boys set off to the mountain to go frog hunting and never come back to their family. While a documentary producer, detective and professor try to solve the mystery of the incident, one of the boys' parents is a suspect.

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Directed by
Lee Kyu-man
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Park Yong-woo, Ryu Seung-ryong, Sung Ji-ru
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • obsession
  • corruption
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller, drama
Directed by
Lee Kyu-man
Written by
Lee Kyu-man, Lee Hyeon-Jin
Starring
Park Yong-woo, Ryu Seung-ryong, Sung Ji-ru, Kim Yeo-jin, Sung Dong-il, Park Byung-eun, Kim Koo-taek, Park Mi-hyeon
Music
Choi Seung-hyun
Cinematography
Ki Se-hun
Runtime
132 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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