Asphalt (1964)
- Original title
- 아스팔트
- Directed by
- Kim Ki-young
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- South Korea
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
A man struggles with his crumbling life and relationships in a harsh urban environment. The film follows his desperate attempts to find meaning and connection.
bleakslow-burntensemelancholicgrittyvisually starkatmospheric
What happens
Asphalt (Korean: 아스팔트) is a 1964 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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