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Failan (2001)

Failan poster
Original title
파이란
Directed by
Song Hae-seong
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
15
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 126 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Chinese woman named Failan moves to Korea to be with her distant relatives after her parents die. She ends up in a fake marriage with a lonely low-level gangster, and they develop a quiet connection through letters and small acts of care.

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What happens

Failan (Korean: 파이란) is a 2001 South Korean romantic drama film written and directed by Song Hae-sung. The film was adapted from the Japanese novel Love Letter by Jirō Asada. It stars Choi Min-sik and Cecilia Cheung. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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