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The Bow

The Bow (Hwal)

2005

Kim Ki-duk

Jeon Seong-hwan, Han Yeo-reum, Jeon Kuk-Hwan, Jo Seok-Hyeon, Seo Ji-suk

7.0

5,083

Drama An old man who is in his 60s, lives with a 16 year old girl in the boat on the sea. He plans to marry her when she turns 17 while isolating her from the outside world. However people come to the boat for fishing, and they flirt with the girl. As she starts having interest on city men, the obsession of the old man starts getting serious.

	Author	Review
United States	Derek Elley Variety	"The two central perfs, though sans dialogue, are beautifully calibrated (...) Surreal ending, which requires a leap of faith by the viewer, is moving in an unmelodramatic way."	POS
United Kingdom	Rob Mackie The Guardian	"[It] is full of surprises (...) [It] is about mood and visual beauty (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Drew Hunt Chicago Reader	"The abstract-realist aesthetic poses a number of interesting dichotomies, and the shocking denouement is one of Kim's most inspired moments"	POS

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