Hotel by the River

Hotel by the River

2019 · 96 min · KO · 6.4 (72 votes)
Dir. Hong Sang-soo · Starring Ki Joo-bong, Kim Min-hee, Song Seon-mi, Kwon Hae-hyo, Yu Jun-sang, Shin Seok-ho · Music Dalpalan
Drama

An aging poet summons his estranged sons to the hotel he is staying at because he feels his death is near; meanwhile, he encounters two women staying at the hotel.

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A quiet, snow-dusted meditation on aging, regret, and the fragile connections between people. It feels like a hushed conversation in a remote hotel, where unspoken emotions hang heavy in the air.

melancholiccontemplativesomberintrospectiveslow-burnarthouseminimalistcharacter-drivenfamilyregretmortalityart
hotelriverbrunettealmondsouth korea
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