Painful Maturity (1980)

- Original title
- 아픈 성숙
- Directed by
- Park Cheol-su
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- ALL
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb

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How it feels
A young person grapples with the challenges of growing up and falling in love. The film follows their emotional journey through heartbreak and self-discovery.
melancholicemotionalbittersweetromanticslow-burnintimateearnestpoignant
What happens
Painful Maturity (Korean: 아픈 성숙; RR: Apeun seongsuk) is a 1980 South Korean melodrama film directed by Park Chul-soo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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You Are My Destiny (1980)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.
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