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Pained (2011)

Pained poster
Original title
통증
Directed by
Kwak Kyung-taek
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
G
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman in Seoul form a relationship. They each carry their own personal pain and struggles.

romanticmelodramaticcity-setemotionalpoignantcharacter-drivenbittersweet

What happens

Pained (Korean: 통증; lit. 'Pain') is a 2011 South Korean romantic drama film directed by Kwak Kyung-taek. Kwak's first feature in three years, it is a romantic melodrama set in Seoul, which is a departure from the director's previous Busan-based masculine thrillers and gangster movies. It is adapted from an original story by webtoon artist Kang Full. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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