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A Man and a Woman

Original title: Nam-gwa yeo
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
2.3K
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Jeon Do-yeon and Gong Yoo in A Man and a Woman (2016)
Sang-min comes to Finland to send her autistic son to a special camp, but she feels extremely alienated in snow covered-white Helsinki. Ki-hong is an architect working in Finland on dispatched duty. His family is not so perfect either with a daughter having child depression and mentally unease wife. The two meet for the first time at the gathering point of this special camp. They get to have a short trip to the camp together in silence but start to feel comfortable and connected to each other. On their way back to Helsinki, with the road blocked from heavy snow, Sang-min and Ki-hong are isolated in a cabin by the forest and lake. Carried away by irresistible passion, they spend a night together. But the next day, they go separate ways without asking each other's name...
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Two strangers at a children's camp pickup area in Helsinki feel a spark of mutual attraction. As their kids depart, an unexpected connection blossoms.Two strangers at a children's camp pickup area in Helsinki feel a spark of mutual attraction. As their kids depart, an unexpected connection blossoms.Two strangers at a children's camp pickup area in Helsinki feel a spark of mutual attraction. As their kids depart, an unexpected connection blossoms.

  • Director
    • Yoon-ki Lee
  • Writers
    • Shin Eun-Young
    • Yoon-ki Lee
  • Stars
    • Gong Yoo
    • Jeon Do-yeon
    • Park Byeong-eun
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    2.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yoon-ki Lee
    • Writers
      • Shin Eun-Young
      • Yoon-ki Lee
    • Stars
      • Gong Yoo
      • Jeon Do-yeon
      • Park Byeong-eun
    • 18User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Gong Yoo
    Gong Yoo
    • Ki-hong
    Jeon Do-yeon
    Jeon Do-yeon
    • Sang-min
    Park Byeong-eun
    Park Byeong-eun
    • Ahn Jae-Suk
    Kim Hye-Ok
    Kim Hye-Ok
    • Moon-joo's mother
    Mikko Iiskonmäki
    • Road Police
    Jeon Ik-ryeong
    Jeon Ik-ryeong
    • Hyo-seon
    Lee Ji-hoon
    Lee Ji-hoon
    • Gi-hong's friend
    Tiit Kadak
    • Road Police
    Mikael Kalmi
    • Clerk in Gas Station
    Päivi Ava Helena Laitinen
    • Clerk in Market
    Mari-Liis Lill
    • Waitress
    Toomas Lipberg
    • Bartender
    Triin Luhats
    • Colleague
    Lee Mi-so
    • Moon-joo
    • (as Mi-so Lee)
    Park Min-ji
    • Babysitter
    Kati Outinen
    Kati Outinen
    • Taxi Driver
    Katrina Nicole Parker
    • Clerk in Market
    Helena Pertens
    • Waiter in Family Restaurant
    • Director
      • Yoon-ki Lee
    • Writers
      • Shin Eun-Young
      • Yoon-ki Lee
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews18

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    10heniekb

    A man and a woman

    It is a perfect title for this movie. A man and a woman meet sending their kids to a school camp. They are both Koreans so from a start they feel a connection while staying in Europe. That's how the story begins and more or less follow for the next 2 hours. We can we see them meeting, passing by, hesitating, having ordinary conversations, but not really saying very much as both of them admit. There is so little action maybe apart from the last 10 minutes that I understand anyone who won't get it. For me however this was one of the most exciting 2 hours spent watching a movie. Everything seemed so real, i could relate to every scene, every unspoken word and every gesture because in real world we don't talk that much. We think, we hesitate, we follow an impulse to regret it so we think it over. That's what the movie is about. of course there is a suspense of how the story is going to be solved but overall it isn't that important. More important is what the 2 main characters feel and how much are they able to express and say to each other... equally important is how much they are not able to say or express... it would really take me a long time to remember another movie that i could relate to both characters so well. So well to connect to what they feel or think and at the same time unable to express the complexity of their inner selves. That's how the real life goes. It is a true art to make you feel like being a part of the movie and going over and over not only through the events on the screen but through events of your own life.
    7mrrcott

    Simple but moving account of an extra-marital affair

    Korean movies like this one can really get to you if you let them. This one is peaceful and calm with nothing sensational going on, even if the blurb makes it sound just that. Just two people, both unhappily married and falling in love with each other. This subtle mood piece begins in wintry Finland but moves to Seoul in the second act. Do Yeon is the mother of an autistic boy sent to a specialist school. Going Yoo has a daughter with her own problems. They meet when he offers her a lift. No surprise in what happens next, but I was always interested in the story. Excellent Do-Yeon has real chemistry with her co-star and they share some passionate, tastefully shot sex scenes. Gong Yoo is tender and gentle as the man who eases her pain. This is a very low-key mood piece that I am happy to recommend, just don't expect any over-the top, Hollywood melodrama.
    8cafeosh

    Loved it

    Definitely one of the best romantic movie to exist! I love the nuanced and realistic approach of the story. The acting is good. A must watch for people who love offbeat movies.
    8drobertsy

    Reality check

    The song says it best if you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with. This movie quite literally was that in a nutshell. Loved it but dang sis made her bed and had to lie in it alone might I add.
    10rezeski

    Simple, extraordinary, moving love story

    Having just watched the film, it is difficult to know what to say. Given that I am so emotional right now. I am not sure that I have ever seen a love story completely grip me so. The story is simple enough. And the dialog basic. And yet the acting along with everything else make the emotions and feelings of love quite real. A quite powerful film. If you like romance and love stories, you are sure to be caught up in this one. I hesitate to use the word "enjoy" here. Although it evokes feelings something like that.

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      Director Lee Yoon-Ki and actress Jeon Do-Yeon previously worked together in 2008 film "My Dear Enemy."
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    • Release date
      • February 25, 2016 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Nam-gwa yeo
    • Filming locations
      • Helsinki, Finland
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      • $1,419,313
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      1 hour 55 minutes
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