Three Friends (1996)

Original title

세친구

Directed by

Im Sun-rye

Genre

drama film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

15

Rating

3.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three young men in their twenties face the loneliness of growing up as they step into adult life. The film quietly follows their everyday struggles, showing the contradictions and absurdities in South Korean society.

contemplativemelancholicgroundedslow-pacedpoignantunderstatedbleakthoughtful

What happens

"세 친구"는 1996년에 개봉한 대한민국의 영화이다. 사회에 첫발을 내딛는 20대 세 청년의 쓸쓸한 성장을 담담한 시각으로 과장없이 그리면서 그들이 겪는 일들을 통해 대한민국 사회의 모순과 부조리를 짚었다. 제1회 부산국제영화제에서 넷팩상(아시아영화진흥기구상)을 받았다. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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