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Always

2011 · 108 min

A tender, quietly aching romance that lets two wounded people slowly reach for each other, with a soft melancholy that lingers.

Tagline
I see you. I hear you. I love you.
Overview
A former boxer turned parking lot attendant finds hope in the love of the blind telemarketer who walks into his booth one day.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • love
  • isolation
  • healing
  • guilt
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance8
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Song Il-gon
Written by
Roh Hong-jin, Song Il-gon
Starring
So Ji-sub, Han Hyo-joo, Kang Shin-il, Park Cheol-min, Oh Kwang-rok, Kim Mi-kyung, Jin Goo, Jung Jae-jin
Music
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Cinematography
Hong Kyung-pyo
Runtime
108 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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