The Day He Arrives (2011)

Original title

북촌방향

Directed by

Hong Sang-soo

Genre

drama film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 19m

Rated

19

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 83 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former film professor visits an old friend in Seoul and spends several days wandering around the Bukchon district. He encounters a series of people including actresses and fellow drinkers. The conversations circle around his past and his stalled career.

slow-burnmelancholicintimatereflectiveminimalistunderstatedcontemplativequietly uneasyhypnotic

What happens

The Day He Arrives (Korean: 북촌 방향; RR: Bukchon banghyang; lit. 'Towards Bukchon') is a 2011 South Korean drama film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo. The film is in black and white. It premiered on 19 May 2011 in the Un Certain Regard section of the 64th Cannes Film Festival. The film received 45,223 admissions on its domestic release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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