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Near Yet Far Away (1978)

Near Yet Far Away poster
Original title
가깝고도 먼 길
Directed by
Im Kwon-taek
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman navigate the emotional distance between them despite being physically close. The story traces their longing and the barriers that keep them apart.

melancholicslow-burnreflectivepoignantunderstatedyearningemotionally distant

What happens

Gaggabgodo meon kil (가깝고도 먼 길, littéralement « un chemin à la fois proche et lointain ») est un film sud-coréen réalisé par Im Kwon-taek, sorti en 1978. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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