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Hindsight (2011)

Hindsight poster
Original title
푸른소금
Directed by
Lee Hyeon-seung
Genre
drama film, action film, crime film, romance film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 01m
Rated
G
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 73 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A hitwoman is assigned to kill an underworld boss but starts to develop feelings for him. The story explores their complicated relationship and the criminal world around them.

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What happens

Hindsight (Korean: 푸른소금; RR: Pureunsogeum; lit. 'Blue Salt') is a 2011 South Korean action drama film by Lee Hyun-seung, his first after a ten-year hiatus. The film is about a hitwoman who struggles with her feelings for the underworld boss who is her target. The film deals with issues of age difference, and the Korean underworld. It stars Song Kang-ho and Shin Se-kyung, and premiered at the 16th Busan International Film Festival. The film received a total of 763,776 admissions nationwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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