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Ad-lib Night (2006)

Ad-lib Night poster
Original title
아주 특별한 손님
Directed by
Lee Yun-ki
Genre
drama film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
12
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of young men travel to Seoul to find a woman whose father is dying and wants to see her one last time. She must decide whether to return with them.

quietpoignantslow-burnmelancholicintimateunderstatedsomberreflective

What happens

Ad-lib Night (Korean: 아주 특별한 손님; lit. "A Very Special Guest") is the third film by South Korean director Lee Yoon-ki. A group of boys from the country who have come to Seoul to find the runaway daughter of a dying man to be with him on his death bed. The film, based on a short story by Japanese writer Azuko Taira, debuted at the 11th annual Pusan International Film Festival as well as 57th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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