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Sweet & Sour (2021)

Sweet & Sour poster
Original title
새콤달콤
Directed by
Lee Kae-byeok
Genre
romance film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 252 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young couple in a long-distance relationship struggle to stay connected as their lives pull them in different directions. The film follows their growing emotional distance and the small misunderstandings that drive them apart.

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What happens

Sweet & Sour (Korean: 새콤달콤; RR: Saekomdalkom) is a 2021 South Korean romantic comedy film, based on the novel Initiation Love by Kurumi Inui. The film directed by Lee Gye-byeok and starring Jang Ki-yong, Chae Soo-bin and Krystal Jung, is a story of a couple that drifts apart. It was released on Netflix on June 4, 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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