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2000 · 131 min · NR

Peppermint Candy

Directed by Lee Chang-dong · Drama

Peppermint Candy (2000) is a Drama film, directed by Lee Chang-dong set in South Korea during the 1970s–1990s.

Themes of guilt & shame and memory & nostalgia play out through non linear / fractured timeline and episodic chapters.

Composer
Lee Jae-jin
Cinematography
Kim Hyung-koo
Cast
Sul Kyung-guMoon So-riKim Yeo-jinSuh JungGo Seo-heeKim In-kwonLee Dae-yeonGong Hyung-jin

The world of this film

Setting

Where
South Korea
Setting
UrbanRural
When
1970s1980s1990s

Premise & themes

Themes
Guilt & ShameMemory & Nostalgia
Structure
Non Linear / Fractured TimelineEpisodic Chapters
Tone
BleakMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadAntihero
Pacing
Slow Burn
Based on
Historical Fiction

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