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Gyeongju (2014)

Gyeongju poster
Original title
경주
Directed by
Zhang Lu
Genre
drama film, romantic comedy film
Country
South Korea, People's Republic of China
Runtime
2h 25m
Rated
15
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A middle-aged professor returns to the historic city of Gyeongju to revisit a past memory. He meets a tea house owner and they share quiet conversations over several days.

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What happens

Gyeongju (Korean: 경주) is a 2014 South Korean slice-of-life film written and directed by Zhang Lu, starring Park Hae-il and Shin Min-ah. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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