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Antique (2008)

Antique poster
Original title
서양골동양과자점 앤티크
Directed by
Min Kyu-dong
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
15
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 65 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former boxer opens a bakery with three other men. They deal with past relationships and a serial kidnapper from the boxer's past.

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What happens

Antique (Korean: 서양 골동 양과자점 앤티크) is a 2008 South Korean comedy thriller film, starring Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Jae-wook, Yoo Ah-in and Choi Ji-ho. It is based on the comic Antique Bakery by Fumi Yoshinaga. It was released in cinemas in South Korea on November 13, 2008. It was invited to the 59th Berlin International Film Festival. It was released on DVD in the UK on February 11, 2013, as Antique Bakery, though its official English title in South Korea, and which it was promoted as at festivals internationally, is just Antique. As of March 2021, it has not been widely released in Northern America or Australia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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