Underplayed Gems

Modern Boy (2008)

Modern Boy poster
Original title
모던 보이
Directed by
Jung Ji-woo
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 01m
Rated
12
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A wealthy playboy in 1930s colonial Korea falls in love with a woman who is secretly a fighter for independence. Their relationship develops against the backdrop of political turmoil.

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What happens

Modern Boy (Korean: 모던 보이; RR: Modeon boi) is a 2008 South Korean period drama film written and directed by Jung Ji-woo. It follows a rich, hedonistic playboy (Park Hae-il) who cannot care less that his country was colonized, and falls head over heels in love with a beautiful independence fighter (Kim Hye-soo). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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