Paju

Paju

2009 · 112 min · KO · 5.9 (19 votes)
Dir. Park Chan-ok · Starring Lee Sun-kyun, Seo Woo, Shim Yi Young, Han Ye-ri, Lee Kyung-young, Kim Bo-kyung · Music Jang Young-gyu

So close to want but forbidden to love.

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A young woman living in the South Korean town of Paju recalls the last 8 years of her life, since a young man on the lam escaped to it from Seoul and married her older sister.

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A deeply felt, atmospheric study of lingering regret and complicated desire. It's a somber, introspective journey through memory, where unspoken emotions hang heavy in the air, creating a hauntingly beautiful, yet melancholic, experience.

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