Re-encounter (2010)

Original title

혜화, 동

Directed by

Min Yong-geun

Genre

drama film, teen film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

15

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage couple falls in love and the girl gets pregnant. The boy moves to Canada and they lose touch, but reunite five years later to search for their child who they think was adopted.

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What happens

Re-encounter (Korean: 혜화,동; RR: Hyehwa,dong; lit. "Hye-hwa, Child") is a 2011 South Korean indie film written and directed by Min Yong-keun. Starring Yoo Da-in and Yoo Yeon-seok, it is a coming of age story about two young people who fall in love but lose contact when the girl becomes pregnant and the boy leaves her to go to Canada; they meet again after five years to look for their child, who they believe has been adopted. It premiered at the 15th Busan International Film Festival in 2010, and was released in theaters on February 17, 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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