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Dissolve (2019)

Dissolve poster
Original title
Растворяться
Directed by
Kim Ki-duk
Genre
drama
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A quiet drama set in Kazakhstan about a man and a woman whose lives become intertwined. It explores their personal struggles and the bond that forms between them.

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What happens

Dissolve (Korean: 딘, Russian: Растворяться) is a 2019 feature-length drama film by the South Korean art-house director Kim Ki-Duk. It was shot in Kazakhstan with local actors and premiered at the Cannes Film Market under the temporary title 3000. It was screened at the Almaty Film Festival in Kazakhstan on 19 September 2019, where it was compared to Kim's earlier film Samaritan Girl. This was Kim's final film to be released before his death the following year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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