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The dinner (2014)

The dinner poster
Original title
만찬
Directed by
Kim Dong-hyun
Genre
drama film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 05m
Rated
15
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mother's birthday passes without visits from her three adult children, who are each struggling with their own problems. The parents do not blame their children for being absent.

somberfamily-frictionunderstatedmelancholicslow-burnemotionally realisticintrospectivequietly tense

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