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Sunset in My Hometown (2018)

Sunset in My Hometown poster
Original title
변산
Directed by
Lee Joon-ik
Genre
drama film, musical film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 03m
Rated
15
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A struggling underground rapper returns to his small hometown after a phone call. He reconnects with his childhood friends and faces his past.

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What happens

Sunset in My Hometown (Korean: 변산; RR: Byeonsan) is a 2018 South Korean drama film and the thirteenth feature film directed by Lee Joon-ik, starring Park Jeong-min and Kim Go-eun. It follows struggling underground rapper Hak-soo as he returns to his hometown Byeonsan (Buan County) after a fateful phone call, reuniting with childhood friends like Sun-mi and experiencing a journey filled with laughter and heartfelt moments. The film was theatrically released on July 4, 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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