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Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (2002)

Resurrection of the Little Match Girl poster
Original title
성냥팔이 소녀의 재림
Directed by
Jang Seon-u
Genre
cyberpunk, action film, science fiction film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 03m
Rated
15
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A futuristic retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen story. A young girl enters a virtual reality game to find her purpose. The film blends action with a bleak view of technology.

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What happens

Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (Korean: 성냥팔이 소녀의 재림; RR: Seongnyangpari sonyeoui jaerim) is a 2002 South Korean action film. It was screened at the 2003 London Film Festival and was the opening film of the Fantasia Festival that same year. The film was inspired by the 1845 Hans Christian Andersen tale "The Little Match Girl". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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