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Peppermint Candy

Original title: Bakha satang
  • 19991999
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 9m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
9.3K
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Sol Kyung-gu in Peppermint Candy (1999)
Following a man's suicide, time traverses back to reveal six chapters of his life on why he committed suicide.
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Following a man's suicide, time traverses back to reveal six chapters of his life on why he committed suicide.Following a man's suicide, time traverses back to reveal six chapters of his life on why he committed suicide.Following a man's suicide, time traverses back to reveal six chapters of his life on why he committed suicide.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
9.3K
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  • Director
    • Lee Chang-dong
  • Writer
    • Lee Chang-dong
  • Stars
    • Sol Kyung-gu
    • Kim Yeo-jin
    • Moon So-ri
Top credits
  • Director
    • Lee Chang-dong
  • Writer
    • Lee Chang-dong
  • Stars
    • Sol Kyung-gu
    • Kim Yeo-jin
    • Moon So-ri
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 45User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 17 wins & 4 nominations

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    Kim Yeo-jin and Sol Kyung-gu in Peppermint Candy (1999)
    Sol Kyung-gu in Peppermint Candy (1999)
    Peppermint Candy (1999)
    Moon So-ri and Sol Kyung-gu in Peppermint Candy (1999)
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    Sol Kyung-gu in Peppermint Candy (1999)
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    Sol Kyung-gu
    Sol Kyung-gu
    • Yonghoas Yongho
    • (as Kyung-gu Sol)
    Kim Yeo-jin
    Kim Yeo-jin
    • Hongjaas Hongja
    Moon So-ri
    Moon So-ri
    • Sunimas Sunim
    • (as Moon So-Ri)
    Se-beom Park
    • Shinkwang manas Shinkwang man
    Jung Suh
    Jung Suh
    • Miss Leeas Miss Lee
    Seo-hie Ko
    Seo-hie Ko
    • Kyung-ahas Kyung-ah
    Ji-Yeon Park
    • Female studentas Female student
    Dae-yeon Lee
    Dae-yeon Lee
    • Detective Kangas Detective Kang
    Kyeong-ik Kim
    • Myungsikas Myungsik
    Woo-hyeok Jeong
    • Corporal Parkas Corporal Park
    Jang-soo Bae
    • Camera shop owneras Camera shop owner
    Kim In-kwon
    Kim In-kwon
    • Sergeant Leeas Sergeant Lee
    Yeon-su Yu
    • Director
      • Lee Chang-dong
    • Writer
      • Lee Chang-dong
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Seo-hie Ko's debut.
    • Quotes

      Yongho: Do you think life's beautiful?

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    User reviews45

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    Top review
    A tale of a man's destruction
    A young man is drafted into South Korea's army, where he is forced to suppress student demonstrations. A stint in the police has him beating confessions out of suspects. Upon leaving the cop job, this wrecked, embittered soul fails as a businessman and a husband.

    All of this is contrasted with the hero as a young and naive man who will never imagine what he will be made to become by a brutal, corrupt "system".

    A very solid 8/10.
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    • JohnTrucker
    • Dec 23, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 1, 2000 (South Korea)
    • Countries of origin
      • South Korea
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • East Film
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • М'ятна цукерка
    • Production companies
      • Dream Venture Capital
      • East Film Company
      • NHK
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $89,184
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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