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Failan

South Korea

2001

115 Min
Color, Black and White
Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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DIR Song Hae-seong

PROD Ahn Sang-hoon

SCR Jiro Asada

DP Kim Yeong-cheol

CAST Choi Min-sik, Cecilia Cheung, Dae-Hoon Jeong, Hyeong-jin Kong, Byung-ho Son

ED Park Gok-ji

MUSIC Lee Jae-Jin

Synopsis

After losing both her parents, Failan (Cecilia Cheung) emmigrates to Korea to seek her only remaining relatives. Once she reaches Korea, she finds out that her relatives have moved to Canada well over a year ago. Desperate to stay and make a living in Korea, Failan is forced to have an arranged marriage through a match-making agency. Kang Jae (Choi Min Shik) is an old and outdated gangster who has no respect from his peers. Short on money, Kang Jae decides to take on the arranged marriage. Having nothing more than a picture of Kang Jae, Failan spends her days dreaming and wishing that Kang Jae would come to visit her. Failan often writes to Kang Jae in sorrow about how much she misses and thinks about him, but never has the nerve to give the letters to Kang Jae. Things take a turn when Kang Jae is asked by his boss to take the fall for a murder in exchange for some money. The only hope in his worthless life is the wife he never met. —IMDb

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Nicholas R. Lukic

28May11

This move is a true work of cinematic perfection. I was blown by how perfect it was. This film really shows you great character development, and how someone can change who you are because of how good of a heart they have. Highly recommend this film.

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homer harianja

21Feb11

film yang positif, seperti membaca buku inspirasional bagaimana cinta mengubah seseorang.

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Law

16Dec09

A low-key and depressing drama about a couple that never meet. Kind of runs out of steam every 10 minutes (especially at the start) then manages to revive. Considering its settings, this viewer would have enjoyed a more thorough exploration of themes of time and memory.

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InsertOzuReferencehere

7Dec09

cute more than great & I like it more than I respect it xo

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