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The Russian Novel (2012)

The Russian Novel poster
Original title
러시안 소설
Directed by
Shin Yeon-shick
Genre
drama film, mystery film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 20m
Rated
15
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An aspiring author wakes up from a 27-year coma. He is now celebrated as one of his country's finest writers, but the acclaimed book was not written by him.

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What happens

The Russian Novel (Korean: 러시안 소설) is a 2012 South Korean film written and directed by Shin Yeon-shick about an aspiring author who wakes up from a 27-year coma as one of his country's finest authors, credited for a book he didn't write. It made its world premiere in 2012 at the 17th Busan International Film Festival where Shin won Best Director from the Director's Guild of Korea. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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