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Stateless Things

Original title: Jool-tak-dong-si
2012 · 1 h 59 min
Directed by Kim Kyung-mook · South Korea · Korean New Wave
Drama

Cast

Lee Paul Hyun-Joon Yeom Kim Sae-byeok Im Hyeong-gook So Hee-jung Oh Hee-joon

Credits

Written by: Kim Kyung-mook
Cinematography: Guk-hyun Kang
Music: Min-hee Lee
Editing: Kim Kyung-mook

Plot

Stateless Things crosscuts between the lives of two young men, one an illegal immigrant from North Korea stuck in dead-end jobs, the other the kept boy of a married businessman stifling in a swanky apartment.

Sinekatalog’s take

A contemplative drama that cuts between two young men, a Northern defector in dead-end jobs and a kept boy in a luxury flat. Both lives are trapped in different ways, and the film observes them with cool detachment.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 5.6 / 10 (199 votes)
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