Underplayed Gems

Beyond the Years (2007)

Beyond the Years poster
Original title
천년학
Directed by
Im Kwon-taek
Genre
drama film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
12
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman travels with a man who loves her, searching for her estranged sister while preserving the traditional Korean art of pansori singing. The story spans years and follows their intertwined fates amid personal sacrifice and longing.

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What happens

Beyond the Years (Korean: 천년학; RR: Cheonnyeonhak) is a 2007 South Korean drama film. Celebrating director Im Kwon-taek's 100th film, it is based on the short fiction "The Wanderer of Seonhak-dong" by Yi Cheong-jun, and was presented at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. Despite being an informal sequel to Im's phenomenally successful Sopyonje (1993), Beyond the Years was not popular with Korean audiences. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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