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The Day He Arrives

Original title: Book chon bang hyang
  • 20112011
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 19m
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7.0/10
2.6K
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The Day He Arrives (2011)
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A professor in the film department at a provincial university goes to Seoul to meet his senior, who works as a film critic, and stays in a northern Seoul village for three days.A professor in the film department at a provincial university goes to Seoul to meet his senior, who works as a film critic, and stays in a northern Seoul village for three days.A professor in the film department at a provincial university goes to Seoul to meet his senior, who works as a film critic, and stays in a northern Seoul village for three days.
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2.6K
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    • Hong Sang-soo
    • Hong Sang-soo
  • Stars
    • Joon-Sang Yoo
    • Sang-Jung Kim
    • Song Seon-mi
    • Hong Sang-soo
    • Hong Sang-soo
  • Stars
    • Joon-Sang Yoo
    • Sang-Jung Kim
    • Song Seon-mi
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    • 9User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
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    Joon-Sang Yoo and Kim Bo-kyung in The Day He Arrives (2011)
    Joon-Sang Yoo, Sang-Jung Kim, Song Seon-mi, and Kim Bo-kyung in The Day He Arrives (2011)
    Joon-Sang Yoo and Song Seon-mi in The Day He Arrives (2011)
    Hong Sang-soo, Joon-Sang Yoo, and Song Seon-mi in The Day He Arrives (2011)
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    Joon-Sang Yoo
    Joon-Sang Yoo
    • Sungjoon
    Sang-Jung Kim
    Sang-Jung Kim
    • Youngho
    • (as Sang Jung Kim)
    Song Seon-mi
    Song Seon-mi
    • Boram
    Kim Bo-kyung
    • Kyungjin
    • (as Bo-kyeong Kim)
    • …
    Jae-hong Ahn
    Jae-hong Ahn
      Yoo-ram Bae
      • Student 2
      • (as Yuram Bae)
      Hyeon-jin Baek
      • Composer
      Jong-hak Baek
      • Director
      Kim Eui-sung
      Kim Eui-sung
      Hyun-Jung Go
      Hyun-Jung Go
      • Movie fan
      Jeehyung Jung
      Joobong Kee
      Hyunjin Koo
      Jonghak Paik
      Sumin Park
        • Hong Sang-soo
        • Hong Sang-soo
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      5/10
      My Eyes Are Yawning, and My Brain is Conceding
      OK, so I get that this is a foreign film, and I get that I'm supposed to be super-sensitive to cultural differences. But, and a huge BUT here, I was bored beyond tears with this one.

      I'm regretfully placed in an awkward position to witness the characters stutter their way through their seemingly contrived scripts, from the tedious profile angles that the director seems to prefer. I was witness to over the top and quite frankly, ridiculous responses to otherwise benign dialogue contrivances.

      I really, really tried to give this flick a chance, but I just couldn't get into it. I'm no stranger to foreign films, and watch and enjoy a number of them. This one, however, bored the living fecal matter out of me.
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      • Oct 15, 2013

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        • September 8, 2011 (South Korea)
        • South Korea
        • Korean
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        • Jeonwonsa Film
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      • 1 hour 19 minutes
        • Black and White

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