A love story involving a convicted prisoner who "slowly falls for a woman who decorates his prison cell".
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Chen Chang | ... | Jang Jin | |
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In-Hyeong Gang | ... | Young Cellmate |
| Jung-woo Ha | ... | Husband | |
| Ki-duk Kim | |||
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Ji-a Park | ... | Yeon |
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A love story involving a convicted prisoner who "slowly falls for a woman who decorates his prison cell".
Plot Keywords:
prison cell | taxi | surveillance camera | suicide attempt | strangled to death |Taglines:
Love Can Take Your Breath AwayGenres:
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Country:
South KoreaLanguage:
KoreanRelease Date:
29 April 2007 (South Korea) See more »Also Known As:
Aliento See more »Filming Locations:
Seoul, South KoreaEdit
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KRW370,000,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$652,321Company Credits
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The license plate number of the couple's car is 5795. Jang Jin's prison number is 5796. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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In the old silent movies, captions were needed even as the actors did their best to convey emotions, often (by today's standards) way overdoing it. The actors in "Breath" skillfully convey practically all we need to know about what is going on in their internal lives, without dialogue. There is, in fact dialogue--not a lot, just exactly enough. This is a daring and brilliant film, and, sorry to say, one that doesn't seem to appeal to many people. I find the film quite transparent, but reviewers seem stymied by the odd situation (a woman in a broken marriage goes to visit a stranger on death row to offer him comfort). What is so difficult about this? She feels as if she is dying so she reaches out to someone else who is dying, even before his sentence is carried out. DUH. How she reaches out is quirky; not for a moment did my attention flag. The relationship motif is enhanced by what transpires in the prison cell of the condemned man, which he shares with three other men, one of whom is in love with him. This is not a film for those who want everything laid out for them so that they don't have to participate in elucidating the meaning. However, for those who are willing to put together the few pieces of the puzzle in this spare and gorgeous film, the effort will be rewarding. I found the film deeply touching, painful, beautiful, and haunting.