My Beautiful Girl, Mari

My Beautiful Girl, Mari

2002 · 86 min · KO · 6.0 (37 votes)
Dir. Lee Sung-gang · Starring Ryu Deok-hwan, Gong Hyung-jin, Ahn Sung-ki, Bae Jong-ok, Na Moon-hee, Jang Hang-seon · Music Lee Byung-woo
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Two boys find a beautiful world of magic and wonder when they find a magic marble in an old lighthouse. There they meet Mari and can escape from the growing hardships of their home lives.

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A tender, melancholic journey through adolescence. It captures the ache of growing up and the bittersweet beauty of fleeting connections, all wrapped in a dreamy, anime-infused aesthetic. A quiet exploration of self-discovery and the worlds we build to cope.

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