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Desert Dream (2006)

Desert Dream poster
Original title
경계
Directed by
Zhang Lu
Genre
drama film
Country
South Korea, France
Runtime
2h 03m
Rated
18
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Korean man flees to the Mongolian grasslands after a personal tragedy. He forms an unlikely bond with a local woman and her son as they struggle to survive in a harsh landscape.

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What happens

Desert Dream (Korean: 경계; RR: Gyeonggye), also known as Hyazgar, is a 2006 drama film written and directed by Korean-Chinese filmmaker Zhang Lu. It is a co-production between Korea, Mongolia and France. The film opened the 2006 Asian Summer Film Festival in Barcelona. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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