A Quiet Dream

A Quiet Dream

2016 · 101 min · KO · 6.9 (24 votes)
Dir. Zhang Lu · Starring Han Ye-ri, Yang Ik-june, Park Jung-bum, Yoon Jong-bin, Lee Joo-young, Choi Si-hyung · Music Bek Hyun-jin

“Three men around a woman, and their unusual way of expressing their emotion.”

Drama

They're losers, but nice ones. Every day they sit at Yeri's bar, smitten by the young Chinese-Korean woman. Yeri doesn't have a preference. To her, they are equally sweet: Jongbin, a milk-drinking epileptic, Ikjune, a former petty criminal, and the introverted Jungbum, who fled from North Korea.

VIBE

This film offers a tender, observational glimpse into the quiet lives of endearing outsiders. It's a bittersweet, character-driven study of gentle longing and the comforting rhythms of everyday friendship, unfolding with a subtle, understated charm that feels both intimate and universal.

melancholicgentleobservationalbittersweetunderstatedsteadyindependent cinemacharacter-drivenslice-of-lifenaturalisticunrequited lovefriendshipeveryday lifemarginalization
seoul, south korea