Twenty Five Years Later, PEPPERMINT CANDY Remains Sol Kyung-gu’s Proudest Work | TIFF 2024

This end-of-the-millenium opus by writer-director Lee Chang-dong (Secret Sunshine, Burning) traverses 20 years (1979-1999) of defining events in Korean history through the story of Kim Yong-ho (Sol Kyung-gu), a middle-aged everyman seen rushing in despair towards a train as the film opens. A series of episodic flashbacks in reverse chronology trace how Yong-ho was shaped by, and sometimes actively complicit in, socio-political forces - the authoritarian period, the Democratization protests, and the IMF crisis of the late ’90s - as well as personal failures that hurt others and slowly unravelled his sense of self. A film that seamlessly blends social realism, melodrama, and Lee’s singular ability to depict human complexity, Peppermint Candy was produced during a pivotal transitional period for the South Korean film industry and helped to define New Korean Cinema as a distinct cinematic movement, making it essential viewing.
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one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Korean films...

[@painfulLife168]

I love this film sooooo much! Becuase I completly understood the meaning behind the movie. It's sad😢

[@christopherxiong]

Forever in my top 3!!

[@dangmook.7806]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@Morrodogg800]

sign to finally watch this movie

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설경구 배우님 늘 좋은작품 감사합니다~박하사탕 정말 명작이죠👍🫶

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🤢🤢🤢