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Chilsu and Mansu

Original title: Chilsu wa Mansu

“They suddenly became famous!”

1988 · 1 h 49 min
Directed by Park Kwang-su
ComedyDramaRomance

Cast

Bae Jong-ok Park Joong-hoon Kang Shin-il Ahn Sung-ki

Credits

Written by: Sang-hak Chi In-seok Choi Lee Sang-woo
Cinematography: Yong-kil You
Music: Kim Su-chol
Editing: Hyun Kim
Produced by: Woo-seok Lee

Plot

Two working-class friends, a billboard painter and a gas station worker, dream of a better life in 1980s Seoul, in a social drama.

Sinekatalog’s take

A sharp social drama of the Korean New Wave.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (302 votes)
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