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The Railroad (2006)

The Railroad poster
Original title
경의선
Directed by
Park Heung-sik
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 47m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman meet by chance on a train and begin to spend time together. The story follows their gradual connection as they confront their personal loneliness.

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What happens

The Railroad (Korean: 경의선; RR: Gyeonguiseon) is a 2006 South Korean film starring Kim Kang-woo and Son Tae-young. The second feature film of writer and director Park Heung-sik, it was also co-produced and co-edited by his wife, Park Gok-ji. The Railroad won the FIPRESCI award and Best Actor for Kim Kang-woo at the 25th Torino Film Festival. The name is taken from the Gyeongui Line. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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