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Winter in Sokcho (2024)

Winter in Sokcho poster
Original title
Hiver à Sokcho
Directed by
Koya Kamura
Genre
drama film
Country
South Korea, France
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
12
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 67 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman works at a guest house in the South Korean coastal town of Sokcho. Her quiet life changes when a French tourist arrives, stirring up memories of the father she never knew.

quietintrospectivemelancholiccontemplativeslow-burnsubtlelonelyvisually subdued

What happens

Winter in Sokcho (French: Hiver à Sokcho) is a French drama film, directed by Koya Kamura and released in 2024. Adapted from the novel of the same title by Elisa Shua Dusapin, the film stars Bella Kim as Sooha, a young woman working at a guest house in Sokcho, South Korea, whose routines in life are disrupted when French tourist Kerrand (Roschdy Zem) comes to town, triggering Sooha's memories of her own estranged French father. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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