Movie

The Power of Kangwon Province

1998 · 109 min

Quietly observational and emotionally adrift, it drifts through awkward encounters and missed connections with a melancholy, naturalistic patience.

Tagline: Love's fleeting when most in need.
Overview: After a breakup, a young woman goes to a mountain resort on vacation and falls for a married policeman. Unbeknownst to her, her ex is also vacationing there.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Love, isolation, loneliness, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
isolation
loneliness
betrayal
memory
Places: countryside
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild