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20th Century Girl (2022)

20th Century Girl poster
Original title
20세기 소녀
Directed by
Bang Woori
Genre
teen film, romantic drama film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 59m
Rated
12
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 831 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1999, a teenage girl agrees to spy on a boy for her best friend but ends up falling for him herself. It's a story about first love and friendship among high schoolers in the late 90s.

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What happens

20th Century Girl (Korean: 20세기 소녀) is a South Korean coming-of-age romantic drama film written and directed by Bang Woo-ri in her feature film debut, starring Kim You-jung, Byeon Woo-seok, Park Jung-woo, and Roh Yoon-seo. The film depicts the friendship and love between high-schoolers in 1999. It was released on October 21, 2022, on Netflix. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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