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Hill of Freedom (2014)

Hill of Freedom poster
Original title
자유의 언덕
Directed by
Hong Sang-soo
Genre
drama film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 06m
Rated
18
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 72 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese man travels to Seoul to find a former lover. He stays in a small boardinghouse and spends his days talking with locals and reflecting on past relationships.

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What happens

Hill of Freedom (Korean: 자유의 언덕; RR: Jayuui eondeok) is a 2014 South Korean arthouse film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo, and starring Ryo Kase, Moon So-ri, and Seo Young-hwa. It premiered in the Orizzonti ("Horizons") section of the 71st Venice International Film Festival, and won Best Film at the 34th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards and the 36th Three Continents Festival. Hill of Freedom also made The New Yorker's list of Best Undistributed Films of 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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