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Josée (2020)

Josée poster
Original title
조제
Directed by
Kim Jong-kwan
Genre
romance film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 57m
Rated
PG12
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 69 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A disabled woman named Josée meets a young man named Young-seok. They form a quiet bond and begin a relationship that is both fragile and deeply felt.

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What happens

Josée is a 2020 South Korean romantic drama film based on a Japanese short story Josee, the Tiger and the Fish written by Seiko Tanabe. It was directed and written by Kim Jong-kwan. It stars actress Han Ji-min as Josée and actor Nam Joo-hyuk as Lee Young-seok. The film was released in South Korea on December 10, 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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