Breathless (2009)

Original title

똥파리

Directed by

Yang Ik-june

Genre

crime film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

18

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 143 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A violent loan shark forms an unlikely friendship with a troubled schoolgirl. Both struggle with the trauma of family abuse in their own lives.

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What happens

Breathless (Korean: 똥파리; RR: Ttongpari; lit. 'shitfly') is a 2008 South Korean drama film by Yang Ik-june and the story revolves around child abuse and loan sharking. A loan shark named Sang-Hoon finds himself striking a friendship with a troubled schoolgirl, Yeon-Hee, as he faces his own troubled past with his abusive father. Breathless has won the Grand Prize at the 2009 Tokyo Filmex, the Silver Screen Award at the 2009 Singapore International Film Festival, the Tiger Award at the 2009 Rotterdam International Film Festival, the NETPAC Award at the 2009 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and the 30th Blue Dragon Awards for Best New Actor (Yang Ik-june) and Best New Actress (Kim Kkot-bi tied with Park Bo-young From Scandal Makers). It saw over 100,000 admissions in South Korea. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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