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Da Capo (Country: South Korea; Year: 2020; Director: Shim Chan-yang; Writer: Shim Chan-yang; Stars: Hong Isaac, Jang Ha-eun)
A struggling songwriter reconnects with a former bandmate who is now teaching music.
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The Man Standing Next (Namsanui bujangdeul) (Country: South Korea; Year: 2020; Director: Woo Min-ho; Writer: Lee Ji-min, Woo Min-ho; Stars: Lee Byung-Hun, Lee Sung-min, Kwak Do-won)
In the 1970s Korea is under the absolute control of its president, Park, who controls the KCIA the organization with the edge over any branch of government.
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Our Midnight (Country: South Korea; Year: 2029; Director: Lim Jung-eun; Writer: Lim Jung-eun; Stars: Lee Seung-hun, Park Seo-eun, Lim Young-woo, Han Hea-in)
An impoverished, recently dumped actor who is moonlighting as a cop meets a victim of domestic abuse who is planning to kill herself, and an unexpected connection forms between them.
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The Swordsman (Geom-gaek) (Country: South Korea; Year: 2020; Director: Choi Jae-hoon; Writer: Choi Jae-hoon; Stars: Hyuk Jang Jeong Man-sik, Angelina Danilova)
A blind swordsman fights to protect his daughter and is forced to confront an old enemy.
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Voice Of Silence (Sorido Eopsi) (Country: South Korea; Year: 2020; Director: Hong Eui-Jeong; Writer: Hong Eui-Jeong; Stars: Yoo Ah-In, Yoo Jae-Myung, Moon Seung-ah)
Two men work for a criminal organisation to clean up the aftermath messes. One day, they receive an unexpected order.
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