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Key Features:
Relationship dynamics, Identity, Misunderstandings, Doppelganger, Ambiguity, Korean cinema, Independent film, Lost love, Searching, Urban setting, Existentialism
Tone:
restrained, poetic, serious
Target Audience:
Film festival enthusiasts, Art house cinema lovers, Fans of Korean cinema, Viewers interested in relationship dramas
Emotional Arc:
Confusion → Intrigue

Yourself and Yours

2016-11-10
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While a South Korean man wanders the city in search of the woman he just broke up with, she successively meets and flirts with two men who claim to have met her before.

Genres
Drama, Comedy
Cast
Kim Joo-hyuk, Lee You-young, Kim Eui-sung, Kwon Hae-hyo, Yu Jun-sang, Bek Hyun-jin, Gong Min-jeung
Crew
Hong Sang-soo, Hong Sang-soo
Rating
6.2(54 votes)
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