Tears (2000)

Original title

눈물

Directed by

Im Sang-soo

Genre

drama film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

19

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows four runaway teenagers in a poor district of Seoul as they try to survive on the streets. It shows their daily struggles and the harsh realities they face.

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What happens

Tears (Korean: 눈물) is a 2000 South Korean film directed by Im Sang-soo. It tells the story of 4 runaway teenagers in the Garibong-dong district of Seoul and their struggles to survive the tough streets. Director Im had the idea for this film before he shot his first film, Girls' Night Out. He spent 5 months in the Garibong-dong district amongst the homeless runaway teenagers gaining their trust and learning their lives before putting pen to paper on the screenplay. It was shot on digital video to save production costs, and did not do well at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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