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Rules of Dating (2005)

Rules of Dating poster
Original title
연애의 목적
Directed by
Han Jae-rim
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 01m
Rated
19
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A high school teacher and a younger colleague start a casual relationship but both have different ideas about what they want from it. The movie follows their interactions and the unintended consequences of their mismatched expectations.

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What happens

Rules of Dating (Korean: 연애의 목적; lit. 'The Purpose of Love') is a 2005 South Korean film starring Park Hae-il and Kang Hye-jung, and is the directorial debut of filmmaker Han Jae-rim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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