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The Soup (2017)

The Soup poster
Original title
식구
Directed by
Lim Young-hoon
Genre
drama film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 53m
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An ex-convict breaks into the home of a mentally disabled couple and their young daughter. He ends up staying and forming an unlikely family with them.

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What happens

The Soup (Korean: 식구; RR: Sikgu) is a 2017 South Korean family drama film starring Shin Jung-geun, Yoon Park, Jang So-yeon and Go Na-hee. Written and directed by Lim Young-hoon, it was based on the true story of an ex-convict who entered the home of a mentally disabled couple with a 7-year-old daughter, and ends up living with them. It premiered and was named Best Foreign Feature at the 26th Arizona International Film Festival 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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