Green Fish (1997)

Original title

초록물고기

Directed by

Lee Chang-dong

Genre

neo-noir

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

19

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 74 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man returns to his hometown near Seoul and gets pulled into the criminal underworld. He becomes involved with a gangster and a woman tied to that world, leading to dangerous choices.

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What happens

Green Fish (Korean: 초록 물고기) is a 1997 South Korean neo-noir crime film. It was the first feature-length film directed by Lee Chang-dong, who also co-wrote the screenplay. Lee had previously been known as a novelist and high school teacher. The film stars Han Suk-kyu in one of his first major film roles. It was the eighth-highest-attended South Korean film of 1997. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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